In 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment suffered a major cyberattack that resulted in the release of internal emails, employee information and unreleased film material. The incident became a global story because of the scale of the information exposed.

A corporate crisis in public

The leaked material included candid executive correspondence and sensitive business discussions. The episode demonstrated how digital security failures can turn private corporate communication into public controversy.

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Imran Siddiqui

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