Monday, January 5, 2015

Sony CEO praises employees for standing up to 'extortionist' hackers

Sony Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai attends an investors' conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai



Sony Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai attends an investors' conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 18, 2014.


Credit: /Toru Hanai






- Sony Corp Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai on Monday praised employees and partners of the company's Hollywood movie studio for standing up to "extortionist efforts" of hackers who attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.

Current and former employees of the studio were "the victims of one of the most vicious and malicious cyberattacks we have known in recent history," Hirai said during a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show.


"I'm very proud of all the employees, and the partners we have worked," he said.


A massive cyberattack, which the U.S. government has blamed on North Korea, debilitated Sony Pictures' computer network in November and led to the online leaks of unreleased movies and embarrassing emails.


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