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Jun 30
45m 13s

Ep. 4: The Sony Playbook

Rubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod People
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It’s been nearly 12 years since North Korea launched its crippling attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment over a Seth Rogen film. Most Americans remember the celebrity leaks, the embarrassing emails, the Hollywood spectacle of it all. What they missed was the playbook: Why simply hack an organization when you can bleed reputations dry? Turn stolen data into p ... Show More
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