Sony Pictures reaches settlement with ex-employees over hacking

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The hack revealed the inner workings of the studio, as well as the personal information of more than 47,000 celebrities, freelancers, and current and former Sony employees.
 
September 2, 2015  by Steven Musil
 
Sony Pictures has reached a settlement agreement with nine former employees who sued the studio claiming their personal information was stolen in a hack last year related to the release of the satirical movie "The Interview."
 
Terms of the agreement were not revealed in a filing Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court. The settlement still requires court approval.
 
The breach, which was revealed in November, damaged computers, leaked financial documents, and revealed the inner workings of the studio. Included in the leak was the personal information of more than 47,000 celebrities, freelancers, and current and former Sony employees -- information that makes them vulnerable to identity theft.
 
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