The hackers who attacked Sony Pictures have called off the release of further stolen data because of the studio's decision not to release
The Interview,
according to CNN.
CNN reports that top Sony executives received an email from the hacking group last night with a message saying that it would leave them alone for now. "It's very wise that you have made a decision cancel the release of
The Interview. It will be very useful for you,"
CNN reports the message as reading. The email concludes, "We will ensure the security of your data unless you make additional trouble."
That's both good and bad news for Sony. It should be relieved that it has stopped the publication of damaging stolen data — such as executives' emails — for now, though the fact that it's still out there presents an ongoing problem. For one, the hackers continue to threaten Sony, meaning that Sony is effectively being blackmailed into censoring itself so that it can keep this data away from the public. The fact that giving into hacker demands was effective will also not please critics of Sony, who say that it was cowardly to have cancelled
The Interview's release, even in spite of threatened attacks on moviegoers.
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