GOP says to remember September 11, and to stay away from theaters on Christmas Day The group responsible for the attack on Sony Pictures, the GOP (Guardians of Peace), has moved away from their normal rhetoric, issuing a thinly veiled threat of terror attacks on Christmas Day, the date when Sony’s picture The Interview is set for general release.The threat was attached to a note sent to media and posted publicly on Tuesday.The note offered download links to an OST file belonging to Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Pictures. The group said that this release is the first of several, and part of their “Christmas gift” to the public.“We have already promised a Christmas gift to you. This is the beginning of the gift,” the message from GOP starts. Warning. We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview” be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to. Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made.The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment. All the world will denounce the SONY.To date, the GOP has leaked more than 200GB of Sony Pictures’ internal data, including pre-release movies, executive emails, sales and marketing data, and nearly everything from human resources.Late last week, Sony started emailing employees about the data breach, warning that their personal information, including data protected under HIPAA, might have been accessed by unauthorized individuals. Documents leaked by the group show that Sony Pictures has upwards of $60 million in cyber insurance coverage after consolidating coverage with Sony Corporation of America, but experts have expressed doubts that it will be enough. Related content news analysis Cisco unveils AI-powered assistants to level up security defenses New AI-driven tools aim to simplify and bolster policies, alerts and prevention to reduce complexity when setting security policies and assess traffic without decryption. By Rosalyn Page Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Encryption Cloud Security brandpost Sponsored by Microsoft Security How Microsoft and Amazon are expanding the fight against international tech support fraud By partnering with other companies to share vital information and resources, Microsoft is taking the fight to ever-evolving support fraud in 2024…and beyond. By Microsoft Security Dec 05, 2023 1 min Security news analysis Russia's Fancy Bear launches mass credential collection campaigns The campaigns exploit Outlook and WinRAR flaws to target government, defense, and other entities, and they represent a change of tactic for the APT28 group. By Lucian Constantin Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Advanced Persistent Threats Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities brandpost Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks Addressing vulnerabilities in OT environments requires a Zero Trust approach Here’s a rundown of why manufacturers are so exposed and how Zero Trust can help solve many security issues. By Navneet Singh, vice president of marketing, network security, Palo Alto Networks Dec 05, 2023 6 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe