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North Korea Threatens to Blow Up the White House
In a totally reasonable and not at all childish reaction to a comedy movie, North Korea has threatened to bomb the White House in retaliation for the release of the Seth Rogen film The Interview. After the Sony Pictures hack last month, the group claiming responsibility threatened Sony not to…
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iTunes to Offer The Interview Too
Just a few days after it was reported that Apple declined streaming ‘The Interview’, Apple has just confirmed that it will indeed be offering the movie. According to Re/code, an Apple representative informed them that the movie will be available from 1pm EST for streaming and downloading. This means that…
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The Interview Made $1 Million on its First Day
Sony has announced that ‘The Interview’ made $1 Million on its first day. The film was released on Christmas Eve online and in a handful of cinemas on Christmas Day. “Considering the incredibly challenging circumstances, we are extremely grateful to the people all over the country who came out to…
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“Monkey” Obama Behind Internet Outage, According to North Korea
North Korea has blamed the US of taking down its internet services over the Christmas period and, in a gesture of unbridled racism, branded President Barack Obama “a monkey”. The US is accused of retaliating for the Sony Picture hack, and attack attributed to North Korea, which stems from dissent…
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Sony Hack Highlights Cyber Security Concerns
The devastating hack on Sony Pictures has meant at least one good thing – greater awareness of cyber security. A number of businesses, governments and indeed individuals have started to wonder whether they’re susceptible to hacking. The press has been calling the Sony hack “the biggest cyber attack in history”,…
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Sony Made the Rental of ‘The Interview’ Too Easy to Keep
As you will all know by now, Sony released ‘The Interview’ online on Christmas Eve following the massive hack. They released the movie as a rental and as a download for which you can keep. However, it turns out, some people have found it very easy to download and keep the…
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Apple Reportedly Declined to Show ‘The Interview’ on iTunes
In Sony Pictures’ hunt to find a place to show ‘The Interview’, they reportedly asked Apple, who supposedly declined the offer. According to The New York Times, Sony apparently asked the White House to help them get it on iTunes, but Apple was having none of it, “at least not on a…
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Sony Threatens Legal Action Against Twitter Over Hack Leaks
In an interesting turn of events, Sony has delivered one of those threatening letters to Twitter. Sony Pictures has asked the social network to delete accounts that have been sharing leaked material, that’s if they don’t want to face legal action. Motherboard says that it has seen a letter addressed to Twitter’s…
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‘The Interview’ to Be Released on YouTube and Google Play
After a number of hasty negotiations and discussions, Google has agreed to stream ‘The Interview’ on Google Play and YouTube. It will be available from 10am PST/6pm GMT for $6. It’ll also be streamed by Sony and on Xbox Video. Google’s Statement: Last Wednesday Sony began contacting a number of…
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The Interview To Be Released in Select Cinemas on Christmas Day
Well after everything Sony has authorised a select number of US cinemas to release ‘The Interview’ on Christmas Day. Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League has offered his cinemas to show the movie, a request which Sony has granted. Breaking news: Sony has authorized screenings of THE INTERVIEW on Christmas Day. We…
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Sony Hackers Mock the FBI
Guardians of Peace, the group responsible for the massive Sony Pictures hack, have taken to making fun of the FBI. The hackers posted a mocking message aimed at the US justice agency on Pastebin on Saturday. “The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen…
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North Korea’s Internet Appears to Be Under Cyber Attack
North Korean internet has never been very stable, nor is it accessible to many of the citizens. It’s more a tool for North Korea to have access to the outside world and their connections, or so it is thought. They are currently suffering one of the worst outages in recent…
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The Interview Becomes One of The Highest Rated Movies on The Web
Despite nobody having seen ‘The Interview’ yet, it has already become one of the highest rated films on the web. The Verge reports that the unreleased film has achieved a perfect 10/10 rating on IMDB, after over 22,000 people gave it such high praise. 22,607 IMDB users rated the movie…
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North Korea Threatens The White House, Acknowledges Cyber Warfare
North Korea has delivered a threat to the United States over its accusations that it was behind the Sony Pictures hack. They’ve warned that they will attack the White House and “the whole US mainland, that cesspool of terrorism”. They accused the US government of being behind the “vicious and dastardly”…
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Obama Says the Sony Hack Wasn’t An “Act of War”
President Obama is once again talking about the hack on Sony Pictures, where he has said that the cyberattack on the Japanese electronics giant was not an “act of war” but it was a serious case of “cybervandalism.” Obama was talking with CNN when he said that, adding that there…
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