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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Who Hacked Sony?

Sony Pictures is still reeling from an attack by hackers last week. The damage so far: five new or upcoming movies have been leaked to torrent sites, along with a trove of information about the company and its employees, including the salaries of top Sony executives.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 3, 2014 • 1 min read

Sony Pictures is still reeling from an attack by hackers last week. The damage so far: five new or upcoming movies have been leaked to torrent sites, along with a trove of information about the company and its employees, including the salaries of top Sony executives. Was it the North Koreans, angry about Sony’s upcoming release of “The Interview,” a comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, which takes aim at North Korea’s leader? Was it an inside job? We speak to a journalist who’s been following the leaks that came out of the attack.

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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

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Kevin Roose

    New York Times tech columnist and co-host of the “Hard Fork” podcast

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