Hackers sent Sony extortion email before security breach

Hackers sent Sony extortion email before security breach
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The hackers behind a major attack against Sony last month reportedly emailed the company beforehand asking for money, Mashable reports.

"Pay the damage, or Sony Pictures will be bombarded as a whole," the Nov. 21 email read. "You know us very well. We never wait long."

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.

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