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TECHNOLOGY A23
Saturday 18 April 2015
WikiLeaks creates online archive of hacked Sony documents
MAE ANDERSON an investigation of alleged
sex crimes. He has avoided
AP Technology Writer being extradited to Swe-
den by taking shelter in the
NEW YORK (AP) — Sony’s Ecuadorean Embassy in
London since 2012.
hacking problems aren’t Sony Pictures’ troubles be-
gan last December after
over yet. it suffered an extensive
hacking attack and re-
Whistleblower site WikiLe- lease of confidential emails
ahead of its release of “The
aks on Thursday put hun- Interview,” a comedy that
centers around the assas-
dreds of thousands of sination of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un. A
emails and documents group calling itself Guard-
ians of the Peace took
from last year’s crippling credit for the attack, and
U.S. intelligence officials
cyberattack against Sony said the group was linked
to North Korea, but no of-
Pictures Entertainment into ficial link has been made.
The attack exposed tens
a searchable online ar- of thousands of sensitive
documents, including stu-
chive. It’s the latest blow dio financial records, em-
ployment files and emails
for the entertainment and between Sony executives.
Some emails revealed ex-
technology company changes between Oscar-
winning producer Scott Ru-
struggling to get past the din and Sony Pictures’ co-
chair Amy Pascal that con-
attack, which the compa- tained a frank assessment
of Angelina Jolie’s talent
ny estimates caused mil- and racially offensive jokes
about President Barack
lions in damage. Obama’s presumed taste
The website founded by
Julian Assange said that its
database includes more
than 170,000 emails from
Sony Pictures and a subsid-
iary, plus more than 30,000
other documents.
Sony Pictures blasted
WikiLeaks for creating the
archive, saying the web-
site was helping the hack- In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, and WikiLeaks
ers disseminate stolen infor- founder Julian Assange speak during a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in
mation. London. Associated Press
“We vehemently disagree in movies. The company Sony Pictures at first shelved launched an overhaul of
announced in February “The Interview,” but it was its own security in 2011 af-
with WikiLeaks’ assertion that Pascal would transi- later opened in a limited ter hackers broke into its
tion to a job as the head of release. PlayStation Network gam-
that this material belongs a new production venture The studio’s parent, To- ing system and stole data
at the studio. kyo-based Sony Corp., of 77 million users.q
in the public domain,” the
company said in a state-
ment.
But Assange said the docu-
ments should be available Don’t plan to line up for
Apple Watch next week
to the public. Although
they had been online, it
was in a compressed for-
mat that wasn’t easily
searchable.
“This archive shows the in- BRANDON BAILEY launched other new prod- tial supply, we are only tak-
AP Technology Writer ucts, such as its popular ing orders online right now.
ner workings of an influen- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If iPhones, which have been I’ll have more updates as
you’re planning on buy- offered for sale in stores to we get closer to in-store
tial multinational corpo- ing the new Apple Watch, customers who often ar- availability, but we expect
don’t expect to walk into rived hours early and lined this to continue through
ration,” Assange said. “It a store and leave with one up outside before the first the month of May.” The
next week. day of a new release. memo was first obtained
is newsworthy and at the Apple, which began ac- But Apple has adopted by the tech blog 9to5Mac
cepting advance orders a new strategy for the and its authenticity was
center of a geo-political for the watch last week, watch, which Apple exec- verified by The Associated
had previously said it would utive Angela Ahrendts de- Press.
conflict. It belongs in the be “available” for sale in scribed this week as “not Apple has not said how
stores on April 24, at least just a new product but an many watches have been
public domain. WikiLeaks for customers who made entirely new category for ordered to date. The mar-
reservations to come in us.” Apple stores have had ket research firm Slice Intel-
will ensure it stays there.” for a personal demonstra- watches on display since ligence estimated nearly
tion. But with supplies lim- last week, and the com- 1 million people placed
The WikiLeaks site lets us- ited, Apple’s retail chief pany is offering in-person orders on April 10, the first A customer examines Apple’s
has told store workers that demonstrations for cus- day Apple began ac- new watch at an Apple store
ers find emails, documents the watch will continue to tomers who want to try dif- cepting them. Apple says in San Francisco, Friday, April
be sold only through online ferent models. customers who placed 10, 2015. Associated Press
or an entire cache of files orders for at least the next Ahrendts wrote in a memo early orders will have their
several weeks. to workers this week that, watches delivered starting several weeks to arrive.
through searches using That’s a departure from “due to high global inter- Friday. Watches ordered Ahrendts said the com-
the way the way Apple has est, combined with our ini- in recent days may take pany can fill orders more
keywords, people who quickly online.
That doesn’t mean the
sent or received emails company will start using
this approach with all new
and types of files. The site products, Ahrendts said.
She wrote: “We all love
made a name for itself in those blockbuster Apple
product launch days —
2010 when it began pub- and there will be many
more to come.”q
lishing diplomatic cables
leaked by Chelsea Man-
ning, formerly known as
Bradley Manning.
Assange is currently bat-
tling a detention order
in Sweden, where he is
wanted by prosecutors in
Saturday 18 April 2015
WikiLeaks creates online archive of hacked Sony documents
MAE ANDERSON an investigation of alleged
sex crimes. He has avoided
AP Technology Writer being extradited to Swe-
den by taking shelter in the
NEW YORK (AP) — Sony’s Ecuadorean Embassy in
London since 2012.
hacking problems aren’t Sony Pictures’ troubles be-
gan last December after
over yet. it suffered an extensive
hacking attack and re-
Whistleblower site WikiLe- lease of confidential emails
ahead of its release of “The
aks on Thursday put hun- Interview,” a comedy that
centers around the assas-
dreds of thousands of sination of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un. A
emails and documents group calling itself Guard-
ians of the Peace took
from last year’s crippling credit for the attack, and
U.S. intelligence officials
cyberattack against Sony said the group was linked
to North Korea, but no of-
Pictures Entertainment into ficial link has been made.
The attack exposed tens
a searchable online ar- of thousands of sensitive
documents, including stu-
chive. It’s the latest blow dio financial records, em-
ployment files and emails
for the entertainment and between Sony executives.
Some emails revealed ex-
technology company changes between Oscar-
winning producer Scott Ru-
struggling to get past the din and Sony Pictures’ co-
chair Amy Pascal that con-
attack, which the compa- tained a frank assessment
of Angelina Jolie’s talent
ny estimates caused mil- and racially offensive jokes
about President Barack
lions in damage. Obama’s presumed taste
The website founded by
Julian Assange said that its
database includes more
than 170,000 emails from
Sony Pictures and a subsid-
iary, plus more than 30,000
other documents.
Sony Pictures blasted
WikiLeaks for creating the
archive, saying the web-
site was helping the hack- In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, and WikiLeaks
ers disseminate stolen infor- founder Julian Assange speak during a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in
mation. London. Associated Press
“We vehemently disagree in movies. The company Sony Pictures at first shelved launched an overhaul of
announced in February “The Interview,” but it was its own security in 2011 af-
with WikiLeaks’ assertion that Pascal would transi- later opened in a limited ter hackers broke into its
tion to a job as the head of release. PlayStation Network gam-
that this material belongs a new production venture The studio’s parent, To- ing system and stole data
at the studio. kyo-based Sony Corp., of 77 million users.q
in the public domain,” the
company said in a state-
ment.
But Assange said the docu-
ments should be available Don’t plan to line up for
Apple Watch next week
to the public. Although
they had been online, it
was in a compressed for-
mat that wasn’t easily
searchable.
“This archive shows the in- BRANDON BAILEY launched other new prod- tial supply, we are only tak-
AP Technology Writer ucts, such as its popular ing orders online right now.
ner workings of an influen- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If iPhones, which have been I’ll have more updates as
you’re planning on buy- offered for sale in stores to we get closer to in-store
tial multinational corpo- ing the new Apple Watch, customers who often ar- availability, but we expect
don’t expect to walk into rived hours early and lined this to continue through
ration,” Assange said. “It a store and leave with one up outside before the first the month of May.” The
next week. day of a new release. memo was first obtained
is newsworthy and at the Apple, which began ac- But Apple has adopted by the tech blog 9to5Mac
cepting advance orders a new strategy for the and its authenticity was
center of a geo-political for the watch last week, watch, which Apple exec- verified by The Associated
had previously said it would utive Angela Ahrendts de- Press.
conflict. It belongs in the be “available” for sale in scribed this week as “not Apple has not said how
stores on April 24, at least just a new product but an many watches have been
public domain. WikiLeaks for customers who made entirely new category for ordered to date. The mar-
reservations to come in us.” Apple stores have had ket research firm Slice Intel-
will ensure it stays there.” for a personal demonstra- watches on display since ligence estimated nearly
tion. But with supplies lim- last week, and the com- 1 million people placed
The WikiLeaks site lets us- ited, Apple’s retail chief pany is offering in-person orders on April 10, the first A customer examines Apple’s
has told store workers that demonstrations for cus- day Apple began ac- new watch at an Apple store
ers find emails, documents the watch will continue to tomers who want to try dif- cepting them. Apple says in San Francisco, Friday, April
be sold only through online ferent models. customers who placed 10, 2015. Associated Press
or an entire cache of files orders for at least the next Ahrendts wrote in a memo early orders will have their
several weeks. to workers this week that, watches delivered starting several weeks to arrive.
through searches using That’s a departure from “due to high global inter- Friday. Watches ordered Ahrendts said the com-
the way the way Apple has est, combined with our ini- in recent days may take pany can fill orders more
keywords, people who quickly online.
That doesn’t mean the
sent or received emails company will start using
this approach with all new
and types of files. The site products, Ahrendts said.
She wrote: “We all love
made a name for itself in those blockbuster Apple
product launch days —
2010 when it began pub- and there will be many
more to come.”q
lishing diplomatic cables
leaked by Chelsea Man-
ning, formerly known as
Bradley Manning.
Assange is currently bat-
tling a detention order
in Sweden, where he is
wanted by prosecutors in
