Criticism Of Assange And Appelbaum Because Sony-Mails

Both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as Tor developer Jacob Appelbaum said to be in favor of privacy and internet freedom, but this does not seem to hold true for the employees of Sony. WikiLeaks recently published an archive of e-mails and documents that were stolen by Sony.

Appelbaum, who in addition to his role as a developer of the Tor software also volunteered with WikiLeaks is involved , was recently interviewed by Fusion . There he lets first know that any form of surveillance is illegal. "Everyone has the right to privacy and should know that his emails are not read, even if the horrible people like the police in Ferguson."

For large enterprises has Appelbaum less understanding. He thinks it is right that WikiLeaks published the stolen Sony emails. As Appelbaum puts the Sony summit as "racist bastards" who have been "negligent". The statements of the Tor developer as the actions of Julian Assange to put the stolen Sony-mails online can count on criticism of the media. Both columnists Business Insider as The Guardian denounced the double standard that seem to handle the two privacy activists

WikiLeaks Publishes, Thousands Of Stolen Sony-Mails

Whistleblower site Wikileaks has once again thousands of e-mails late last year at Sony Pictures Entertainment were stolen published. The e-mails have been added to an online archive that WikiLeaks last month put online and that all 30,000 documents and more than 173,000 e-mails to and from more than 2,200 Sony email addresses contained. That made ​​the whistleblower site known via Twitter .

According to WikiLeaks, the stolen e-mails and documents newsworthy and the online archive offers a special glimpse into the workings of a large "mystery" multinational ties with both the White House and the US military-industrial complex would have. After the online publication of the " Sony Archive "Sony responded furiously condemning WikiLeaks.

Sony Had Pirated Copies Of Books On Hacking Network

Sony is known for the battle that is against software piracy, but the company itself also appears to have clean hands. Last week leaked WikiLeaks documents 30,000 and 170,000 emails at Sony Pictures Entertainment were captured. Among the documents discovered security expert Jeffrey Carr a pirated copy of his book "Inside Cyber ​​Warfare", let him through Twitter know.

The Daily Dot also discovered a second pirated book, namely Hacking the Next Generation, which was a full version of the Sony servers. The presence is remarkable, since Sony in the stolen emails discusses all sorts of tactics to combat piracy and the arrest of the founder of a torrent site is The Pirate Bay described as a great victory.

Sony Condemns WikiLeaks Due To Publish Stolen Data

Sony Pictures Entertainment has lashed out at WikiLeaks for publishing 170,000 emails and 30,000 documents were stolen from the company. This week published the WikiLeaks "Sony Archive" because the stolen data according to the whistleblower site are newsworthy.

Sony is thinking differently. "Despite the so-called commitment to freedom of expression, WikiLeaks rewards the behavior of a totalitarian regime that dissidents want silence and entities as Sony tries to discourage those trade secrets, confidential information and intellectual property protection are subject to their rights exercise, " says Sony lawyer David Boies.

According Boies, most media organizations refused to help the attackers with their extortion and plan attacks on Sony's employees, resources and freedom of expression. "Unfortunately WikiLeaks has chosen to deliberately and indiscriminately to download the stolen data from Sony, copying, indexing and use and others to use and help the access to it," Boies writes in a comment.

WikiLeaks Puts Stolen Sony Documents Online

Whistleblower site WikiLeaks has created an online archive of documents and e-mails late last year at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) were stolen. It involves more than 30,000 documents and more than 173,000 e-mails to and from more than 2,200 Sony email addresses.

According to WikiLeaks offers online archive a special glimpse into the workings of a large "mystery" multinational. "The work in which Sony is known for creating entertainment, but the Sony Archives show that behind the scenes this is an influential company with ties to the White House and has the ability to influence laws and policies," said the whistleblower site. WikiLeaks also suggests that Sony has ties to the US military-industrial complex.

Julian Assange, editor of WikiLeaks, says that the stolen documents and emails are newsworthy and belong in the public domain. "And WikiLeaks will ensure they stay there." So Sony appears to be a strong lobbyist on issues such as Internet policy, piracy, trade and copyright issues. According to WikiLeaks show the emails show that there is continuously lobbied not only with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), but also directly with politicians.

Sony Hacker Would Have Used Zero-Day Vulnerability

The hackers who break into knew Sony would have used a zero-day vulnerability, so let sources familiar with the investigation to Re / code know. The attackers were two months have had access to the network, where they were captured terabytes of data and then sabotaged thousands of computers. For whatever leak exactly is and what program was not disclosed.

However, it would go to a well-made, but not refined operates, said the sources. The New York Times reported recently that there were spear phishing attacks against Sony used. This involves contain customized emails that malicious links or attachments. In the past, spear phishing often used to perform zero-day attacks. The use of a zero-day vulnerability could also allow the note explaining security expert Kevin Mandia, head of the security company that carries out research into the hack. He suggested that both Sony and other companies do not have to prepare for the attack.

Sony Hackers Were Deliberately Left Possible Traces

The hackers managed to break into Sony may have deliberately discarded tracks and were not sloppy like the FBI this week claimed. So say a former North Korean official and a South Korean security expert versus the Wall Street Journal.

"While it is impossible to prove whether the hackers proof accidentally or deliberately left behind, it can not completely hide their tracks also mean that North Korea wanted it known," said Choi Sang-myung, advisor to the South Korean cyberwarfare commands. The theory is supported by Jang Jin-sung, a former officer of a North Korean propaganda unit.

He argues that North Korean hackers have an incentive to leave evidence behind, because successful attacks against the enemy will be rewarded with promotions. "People compete fiercely to prove their loyalty. They must leave behind evidence that they have done it," Jin-sung says.

In an attack on South Korean television companies and banks in 2013 would have been visible a short time a North Korean IP address, because the Chinese servers that were used as a proxy temporarily not working. According to security expert Richard Bejtlich let this story shows that technical features are just one part of the grant of an attack. "There should therefore be taken into account not only national but also personal incentives to solve the attribution question," he notes.

Sony Malware Analysis

Security company claims that Sony hackers are Russian

The hackers who knew at Sony Pictures Entertainment to break his Russian and not Korean, says the American security firm Taia Global. Linguists of the company performed several analyzes of twenty messages that were left by the attackers.

Rather let the FBI still know that North Korea was behind the attack. According Taia Global is the technical evidence supplied by the FBI, however vague and unconvincing. The company therefore decided to look at the written evidence that the attackers left behind. Through Native Language Identification (NLI) and "L1 interference" was to see whether the attackers Korean, Chinese, are Russian or German.

Analysts looked for phrases not normally used in English. Then the sentences were translated into the selected language. Of the twenty sentences were found fifteen directly from Russian are translated, nine were found to be Korean, and none was from German or Chinese origin. In a second test looked at the misuse of English grammar and sentence structures or the wrong or were valid in any of the tested languages. Three of the five were correct in Russian, while one corresponded to Korean, said one of the analysts across from the New York Times .

"Our preliminary results show that the attackers Sony probably were Russian, possible but not probable Korean and certainly not Chinese or German," as the company wrote in a blog posting . Many experts doubt whether North Korea really behind the Sony hack is, as alleged by the United States. Another American security company this week suggested that even an ex-employee of Sony was probably involved in the attacks.

"IP addresses are insufficient evidence against North Korea"

The evidence that the United States against North Korea when it comes to the hack of Sony is weak, says a security expert who analyzed the IP addresses used in the attack. Last week, the FBI said in an official statement that the Asian country was responsible for the intrusion on the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the theft of all data and sabotage of thousands of computers.

However, the FBI is careful in the words chosen, says security expert and blogger " krypt3ia ". He sees in the choice of words that the investigative unsure. Initially the attack was linked not to North Korea by the FBI, and is now said that the country is the culprit. "Something that makes people like me crazy," he notes. The expert therefore decided to look at the IP addresses used by the malware and introduced himself, the question of whether the resources are to be used or used only by North Korea.

IP Addresses

The IP addresses that the attackers used are from Thailand, Poland, Italy, Bolivia, Singapore, Cyprus and the United States.These include for which proxies and servers can be used by anyone. For one of the servers Krypt3ia found the credentials on a Chinese forum. The IP addresses appeared more frequently used for other cybercrime activities such as sending spam and controlling compromised computers.

"If all IP addresses are used by the US as evidence that North Korea has carried out this attack, I think the evidence is weak," said the expert. Most of these systems are in fact well-known compromised machines that are used for all kinds of cyber crime purposes. Also, many of these types of compromised servers are shared by attackers with each other.

North Korea has used such tactics in the past, according to the expert circumstantial evidence that is inadmissible in court.However, Obama announced that the US will take appropriate action against North Korea. The expert then also questions whether the US base their theoretical response on circumstantial evidence, which he makes reference to the so-called weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Further, according to the expert whether there because of a break-in at a single entertainment company in Hollywood should be acted upon at the state level. "When I go to Twitter and the news I see is marketing hype and unjustified award ... and it will lead to our mutual destruction," concluded the blogger.

Sony Pictures Hacked By #GOP (Guardians of Peace)

Previous Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures) computer was hacked US subsidiary, approximately 11TB of important information stolen, GOP (Guardians of Peace) Sony hacker group said the company did not meet their demands, the company did not release more than the movie exposure on the network, speculation Sony Corporation to assassinate Kim Jong-un as the theme of the movie "The Interview" is about to be released, is likely to startle events related to the DPRK.

November 25, 2014, Sony Pictures, the US branch office network is attacked, all office computers are not available, the hacker also left a signature "Hacked By #GOP" and requires the Sony computer and stole Important information about 11TB, mainly some financial documents and password file, the hacker left a message is displayed if Sony Corporation can not meet their demands on the network will be open and stole documents. The incident led to Sony Pictures was hacked office can not work, e-mail and phone systems are all paralyzed.

The Interview - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters This Christmas

According to the Re / code website reported, Sony company is investigating whether the incident was related to the DPRK startle. Sony Pictures's latest film The Interview will be December 25, 2014 release, the film tells the story of two American CIA was hiring a reporter to interview, citing the story of trying to assassinate Kim Jong-un, although this is a comedy, North Korea still aroused strong protest, saying it was an unforgivable blasphemy against the Korean people, if the movie release schedule, the DPRK will launch a merciless counterattack, North Korean government has also sent a letter to the Federation Council's Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accusing Sony acts of terrorism.

A thread on Reddit provided information on what hackers could have stolen from the Sony pictures system. According to the thread, the data might contain passport and visa information for cast and crew working on Sony movies, Outlook inboxes, documents detailing the company’s IT systems plus accounting and research information- but all this is just a small part of this gigantic breach.

But, this is a surety that most of the data from the breach would be video files and some of them might be pirated movies downloaded by the Sony staff.

• Adventure Time-2x04a-Power Animal.avi
• Adventure Time Her Parents.avi
• Adventure Time The Silent King.avi
• Adventure Time-2x09b-Susan Strong.avi
• Adventure Time-2x11a-Belly of the Beast.avi
• Human.Planet.S01E05.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E02.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E06.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E03.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E04.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E01.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv
• Human.Planet.S01E07.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv

During the week, Sony tried to get its systems up and also analyzed the damage conceded by their systems due to the breaches. But, mid-week four of the Sony movies were uploaded, each within space of few minutes. Only one of these was released in USA, their names are as follows:

• ‘Still Alice‘ starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin (US date: Jan 16, 2015)
• ‘Mr Turner‘ starring Timothy Spall. (US date: Dec 19, 2014)
• ‘Annie‘ starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. (US date: Dec 19, 2014)
• ‘Fury‘ starring Brad Pitt (US date: Oct 17, 2014)

However, there is no official word from Sony but a page from torrent site 1337x says that a user uploaded these video and will reveal another soon that is of an upcoming movie (To Write Love on Her Arms) whose release data is March 2015.

One of the sets from the data involves files that might be of significance to the piracy watchers. List of files below were used by the company Audible Magic and relate to the automatic content recognition systems.

• audible_magic_sftp_private_key.ppk
• audible_magic_sftp_private_key.ppk
• set_ssh-private-key-file.htm
• audible_magic_sftp_private_key.ppk
• private_and_private_key.txt

So, it now makes upcoming week lot more fascinating as it remains to be seen how many uploads hackers will do during the week. But, one thing is for sure these hacks will hurt Sony badly not just for months but for many upcoming years.