4 ms·
Yes, it's been through a translator a couple times. (What ransom demand hasn't? It's the digital equivalent of cut-up newspapers.) So, the 'request' was...? No
by AlyssaRowan 12y ago
Yes, it's been through a translator a couple times. (What ransom demand hasn't? It's the digital equivalent of cut-up newspapers.)
So, the 'request' was...? Nothing mentions The Interview until after the media did.
Being fair, I am not a geopolitical expert but do admit that if a nation-state were to extort companies for bagfuls of dollar cash money, DPRK (and its awful, cash-only external trade economy?) might be a good fit. But I've never seen it before. I doubt DPRK (or their trade partners) accept bitcoin; and the pickup is the riskiest part of an extortion op.
- Mimu 12y agoThe whole "Interview" thing was Sony using this for free advertisement imo. The movie will be release at the original date, how convenient.
- AlyssaRowan 12y agoI doubt that. Sony are not smart, but not that dumb or stupid, to leak some fairly disruptive corporate secrets to the public and their competitors just to promote a crappy Seth Rogan comedy. (They may however reasonably be trying to make lemons out of lemonade now. What else could they do - try to unleak it? - oh wait, they're trying that too.)