Sony Pictures Entertainment

Disclosed Nov 24, 2014Confirmed

Destructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee data

Attackers breached Sony Pictures in late November 2014 and leaked unreleased films and internal data; Sony filed a breach notice with the California attorney general, and North Korea denied involvement.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Nov 24, 2014
Happened	Nov 24, 2014
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	Internal documentsEmploymentOtherNamesSocial Security numbersGovernment IDsPayment cards
Sector	Media · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Regulatoroag.ca.gov

California AG: Sony Pictures Entertainment breach notification sample

Newstheguardian.com

North Korea denies hacking Sony Pictures

Official noticein.gov

Indiana Attorney General 2014 data breach report: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Official noticemaine.gov

Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Notices filed

TotalNov 24, 2014

ResearchCount not stated

Residents of CADec 11, 2014

California AGCount not stated

Residents of INDec 11, 2014

Indiana AG56 people

Residents of MEDec 11, 2014

Maine AG18 people

Other breaches at Sony Pictures Entertainment

LulzSec claims theft of over 1 million Sony Pictures user accountsHacking exposed passwords, emails, names, addresses and dates of birth.HackingMediaUSUnverifiedJun 2, 2011

History of this record

data_types2026-09-25

["internal-docs","employment","other"] to ["internal-docs","employment","other","names","ssn","government-id","payment-card"]by backfillSource

source2026-09-25

empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-date-Report-2014.pdfby backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby seedSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["internal-docs","employment","other"]by seedSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2014-12-11 to 2014-11-24by seedSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to Attackers breached Sony Pictures in late November 2014 and leaked unreleased films and internal data; Sony filed a breach notice with the California attorney general, and North Korea denied involvement.by seedSource

title2026-09-25

empty to Destructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee databy seedSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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