Sony Pictures Entertainment
Disclosed Nov 24, 201411 years agoConfirmed
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 documents, Employment, Other, Names, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Payment cards |
| Sector | Media · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Sony Pictures Entertainmentoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| California AG: Sony Pictures Entertainment breach notification sampleoag.ca.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
| North Korea denies hacking Sony Picturestheguardian.com · News | News |
| Indiana Attorney General 2014 data breach report: Sony Pictures Entertainmentin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Sony Pictures Entertainmentmaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Nov 24, 2014 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Dec 11, 2014 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Dec 11, 2014 | 56 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Dec 11, 2014 | 18 |
Other breaches at Sony Pictures Entertainment
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LulzSec claims theft of over 1 million Sony Pictures user accountsJun 2, 201115 years agoHackingUnverified | Jun 2, 201115 years ago | Hacking | Media | Unverified | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["internal-docs","employment","other"] to ["internal-docs","employment","other","names","ssn","government-id","payment-card"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-date-Report-2014.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["internal-docs","employment","other"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2014-12-11 to 2014-11-24 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: 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. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Destructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee data · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.