The massive hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has so far cost the firm $15 million (RM53.7 million), the company said Thursday in its first disclosure of financial losses related to the cyber attack that began in November.
The costs were related to "investigation and remediation" directly related to the hack, which the FBI has blamed on the North Korean government. The movie studio was in the middle of releasing the comedy "The Interview," which plots the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Sony revealed the financial losses in a preliminary forecast of third-quarter earnings for the period ending Dec. 31. The firm had asked for more time to release its financial results because of the hack on its motion pictures unit. Final results will be released March 31.
Experts in cyber security have estimated the company's losses due to the attack could reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The firm this week did not go into detail on the projected losses. But Sony Pictures Entertainment's revenue during the quarter was down 11.7 percent to $1.63 billion because of weaker home entertainment and theater sales. After hackers threatened to attack theaters that released "The Interview," several major theater chains pulled their planned Christmas Day releases. "The Interview" generated $4 million from U.S. theaters.
The company said, however, that most of the damage from the hack has been done. "Sony believes that the impact of the cyber attack on its consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, will not be material," the company said.
The Washington Post
Thu Feb 05 2015
The company said, however, that most of the damage from the hack has been done.
16 kereta, tiga rumah rosak ditimpa pokok akibat hujan lebat di KL
Dalam semua kejadian berkenaan tiada mangsa dilaporkan cedera.
Tragedi Easter: 45 maut, bas terbabas, terbakar
Kesemua yang meninggal dunia itu dilaporkan dalam perjalanan menuju perhimpunan Easter.
Pengasas FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried dipenjara 25 tahun
Bankman dituduh mencuri AS$8 bilion daripada pelanggan dan pelabur syarikat pertukaran mata wang kripto FTX yang kini telah muflis.
Melaka sasar nilai pelaburan RM10 bilion, fokus 10 sektor
Kerajaan negeri berada di landasan terbaik dengan sasaran nilai pelaburan RM10 bilion, apabila meletakkan 10 sektor industri sebagai fokus utama pada tahun ini.
Sabah akan pelbagaikan sumber ekonomi - Ketua Menteri
Sabah tidak boleh hanya bergantung kepada dagangan sumber sedia ada terutama kelapa sawit, minyak dan gas dalam membangunkan ekonomi negeri.
Sarawak perkasa industri hiliran untuk hasilkan produk kayu bernilai tinggi
Kerajaan Sarawak akan terus memperkasakan industri hiliran seperti penghasilan biojisim bagi meningkatkan lagi pengeluaran produk kayu nilai tambah tinggi.
Duta, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia perlu mahir pelaburan, perdagangan
Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mahu perwakilan ke luar negara iaitu Duta Besar dan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia mahir dalam aspek perdagangan bagi membawa masuk pelaburan ke dalam negara.
Malaysia kekal komited usaha reformasi ekonomi, terima inovasi dan pembangunan mampan
Malaysia kekal komited dalam usaha mereformasi ekonomi dan pada masa sama, bersedia menerima inovasi serta pembangunan mampan, kata TPM Fadillah.
PSM adakan mesyuarat pascanilai padang SNBJ awal minggu depan
Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia bakal mengadakan mesyuarat pascanilai (post-mortem) berkenaan isu padang SNBJ pada awal minggu hadapan.
Nyawa tiada nilai, maruah pula dibuat main oleh Israel
Sudahlah kejam, jijik, tidak beradap pula. Tidak cukup dengan kekejamannya membunuh berpuluh ribu rakyat Palestin, nyawa manusia di bumi Gaza itu bagaikan tiada nilai buat mereka. Dalam beberapa video yang tular baru-baru ini, tentera Israel dengan bangganya memperolok maruah rakyat Palestin dengan bermain pakaian dalam wanita yang ditemui di rumah-rumah penduduk di situ.