The Sony email hack has become a nightmare for the company, its employees, and those who interacted with Sony via its corporate digital systems. The New York Times, The New York Daily News, and The New York Post are reporting on the contents of some very damaging leaked emails between its corporate executives on all sorts of subjects. For example, Gawker discussed the contents of some unflattering Sony emails about the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic; while Buzzfeed reported on some emails that may contain racist comments about the President.
While the Apple iCloud hacking scandal embarrassed many famous people who had their naked images stolen from their iCloud accounts, the images were on personal accounts and meant for personal consumption. There was an expectation of privacy. However, this hack is different because it focused on the contents of corporate data systems.
Most companies have email acceptable use policies and it is possible that some of the leaked correspondence may have been in violation of these standards. While it is too soon to speculate since not all of the facts are publicly known, Sony may also have significant compliance, regulatory, and legal liability associated with the matter.
Will any of Sony's executives be terminated due to the contents in their leaked emails? Will this incident change people's digital behavior? Will the hackers ever be caught? Which company is next? These are some of the many questions that may soon be answered.
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