Sony Pictures admits HIPAA data might have been compromised during breach

In a breach notification letter sent to employees this week, Sony Pictures outlines the full scope of data that was compromised by attackers shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday.

The notice is similar to an email sent earlier this month, but with more detail, and encourages staff to take advantage of AllClearID, which will offer identity protection services for the next 12 months.

It also warns them against Phishing attacks, or other malicious communications that might use this incident as leverage.

The letter discusses the “brazen cyber attack” carried out by a group calling themselves GOP – or Guardians of Peace.

The group claims to have spent more than a year accessing Sony’s network, and has been leaking batches of internal documents and communications since November 26. To date, the group has leaked more than 200GB of data, including pre-release movies, executive emails, sales and marketing data, and nearly everything from human resources.

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