Guardiansof Peace
2014-12-05 • Self Given • A Breakdown and Analysis of the December, 2014 So…
In late November 2014, attackers using the name Guardians of Peace, sometimes shortened to GOP, breached the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment, disabling systems for days and releasing large volumes of internal data. The leaked material, totaling tens of gigabytes released across multiple batches, exposed personal information for roughly four thousand current and former employees, including tens of thousands of Social Security numbers, plaintext passwords, financial and human-resources records, and internal credentials, alongside several unreleased films that were downloaded widely once posted. A person identifying as the group's leader corresponded briefly with researchers, promising further leaks and inviting others to join the group's cause. Speculation quickly linked the intrusion to North Korea, coinciding with Sony's planned December 2014 release of a comedy depicting the assassination of North Korea's leader, a film North Korea had objected to at the United Nations without naming it; the FBI opened an investigation into possible North Korean involvement, though some journalists at the time disputed that attribution, citing reporting that the intrusion involved wiper malware capable of rendering infected systems unusable.
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