FBI Issues Warning After Cyber Attack On Sony Pictures

Exclusive: FBI Warns Of 'Destructive' Malware In Wake of Sony Attack -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States, following a devastating breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Cybersecurity experts said the malicious software described in the alert appeared to describe the one that affected Sony, which would mark first major destructive cyber attack waged against a company on U.S. soil. Such attacks have been launched in Asia and the Middle East, but none have been reported in the United States. The FBI report did not say how many companies had been victims of destructive attacks.

Read more ....

More News On The FBI Issuing A Warning After Cyber Attack On Sony Pictures

FBI steps in to warn businesses of 'destructive' attack by hackers, as it emerges that Brad Pitt's Fury has been illegally downloaded 1.5MILLION times since it was stolen in Sony Pictures hack -- Daily Mail
FBI issues warning in wake of cyberattack on Sony Pictures -- The Guardian
FBI launches probe into massive Sony Pictures hack -- FOX News
FBI warns of hacking threat after Sony attack -- CNN
FBI warns US companies of malware that can wipe hard drives -- RT
FBI Warns U.S. Companies About Malware After Sony Hack -- PC Mag
FBI Investigates North Korea Link To Sony Hack -- US News and World Report