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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sony and the Year in Hacking

    The theatrical release of the film The Interview has been cancelled. That’s the Seth Rogen movie that seems to have motivated the massive Sony Studios hack. But Sony wasn’t the only big cyber crime target of 2014. Target, Home Depot, and JP Morgan also got hit. We take stock of the year in hacking.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 17, 2014 • 1 min read

    The theatrical release of the film The Interview has been cancelled. That’s the Seth Rogen movie that seems to have motivated the massive Sony Studios hack. But Sony wasn’t the only big cyber crime target of 2014. Target, Home Depot, and JP Morgan also got hit. We take stock of the year in hacking.

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    U.S.-Cuba Deal, L.A. Nightclub Mogul Strikes Out in Vegas, and a Year in Hacks
    1. 0:00A Historic U.S.-Cuba Agreement
    2. 9:57USAID’s Cold War Tactics in Cuba
    3. 16:44LA Nightclub Mogul Sam Nazarian Strikes Out in Vegas
    4. 24:30Toys for Girls, Toys for Boys
    5. 32:57Activist Legos, and Other Parenting News
    6. 42:24Sony and the Year in HackingYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

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    The full episode

    6 of 6
    U.S.-Cuba Deal, L.A. Nightclub Mogul Strikes Out in Vegas, and a Year in Hacks
    1. 0:00A Historic U.S.-Cuba Agreement
    2. 9:57USAID’s Cold War Tactics in Cuba
    3. 16:44LA Nightclub Mogul Sam Nazarian Strikes Out in Vegas
    4. 24:30Toys for Girls, Toys for Boys
    5. 32:57Activist Legos, and Other Parenting News
    6. 42:24Sony and the Year in HackingYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand