### [2014-12-12](/feed/2014/12/12/index.md)

##### Sony Pictures Entertainment
# Sony Pictures Entertainment reportedly shuts production on several sets because of computer network issues regarding employee disbursement of pay following a massive computer hack. 




### Sources:

1. [FOX News](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/12/12/hacked-sony-reportedly-shuts-production/)

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2. [North Korea's embassy in Moscow issues a statement, saying: "The film "The Interview", produced by the U.S. studio Sony Pictures, is a very dangerous film product that justifies and promotes terrorism." ](/feed/2014/12/26/north-korea-s-embassy-in-moscow-issues-a-statement-saying-the-film-the-interview-produced-by-the-us-studio-sony.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
3. [A report says that even before the American Christmas Eve release of "The Interview", thousands of Chinese citizens were downloading pirated versions of the movie on domestic video-sharing websites. By midday on December 26, more than 300,000 people had seen the film. ](/feed/2014/12/26/a-report-says-that-even-before-the-american-christmas-eve-release-of-the-interview-thousands-of-chinese-citizens-were.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
4. [Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says that "the mere idea of the film is aggressively scandalous and that the reaction of the North Korean side is very understandable." ](/feed/2014/12/26/russian-foreign-ministry-s-official-spokesman-alexander-lukashevich-says-that-the-mere-idea-of-the-film-is-aggressively.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
5. [Sony schedules the film "The Interview" for release to small theaters on Christmas Day despite canceling its debut. ](/feed/2014/12/23/sony-schedules-the-film-the-interview-for-release-to-small-theaters-on-christmas-day-despite-canceling-its-debut.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
6. [The United States rejects the offer from North Korea and then seeks help from China instead. ](/feed/2014/12/20/the-united-states-rejects-the-offer-from-north-korea-and-then-seeks-help-from-china-instead.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
7. [Paramount Pictures orders theater chains, including those in Cleveland, Atlanta, and New Orleans, not to re-release the 2004 film "Team America: World Police", which depicts a fictional mission to kill Kim Jong-il. ](/feed/2014/12/19/paramount-pictures-orders-theater-chains-including-those-in-cleveland-atlanta-and-new-orleans-not-to-re-release-the.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
8. [Sony cancels the release of "The Interview", originally scheduled for Christmas 2014. ](/feed/2014/12/17/sony-cancels-the-release-of-the-interview-originally-scheduled-for-christmas-2014.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
9. [Sony cancels the New York City sneak preview of the upcoming 2014 film "The Interview", originally scheduled for December 18, due to threatening messages by hackers. ](/feed/2014/12/17/sony-cancels-the-new-york-city-sneak-preview-of-the-upcoming-2014-film-the-interview-originally-scheduled-for-decembe.md) _Context: Sony Pictures Entertainment hack_
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