Sony Pictures hacking
A month after hackers launched an attack on Sony Pictures, the fallout initially led the Hollywood studio to cancel the release of satirical comedy The Interview, which involves a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The entertainment company later allowed a theatrical and online release of the movie at Christmas, which took $15m (£9.6m) and was downloaded more than two million times in its first few days.
The initial hack, which exposed embarrassing emails and personal details about some of the world’s biggest movie stars, escalated after the supposed hackers made threats against cinemas showing the film.