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Anonymous hackers, tlenting a 9/11 style attack. >> we take seriously all threats. sin plex now calling it an unprecedented situation. the chains are corming their options opening with regal saying theyre just delaying the opening. but this is another blow for sony after 1 00 terabytes of data were stolen on tuesday, actors seth roe gan and james franco canceled many of their prez events including late night with seth meyers, jimmy fallon and "live with kelly and michael." >> they had to cancel,...

Threats around the film, some are asking why sony even decided to release it in the first place. >> most japanese moviegoers are oblivious. >> have you heard of "the interview". >> no. >> no. >> no. >> not a single person we asked is aware of the controversy. >> this is costing hundreds of millions of dollars. >> kim masters says the cyberattack is pearlizing sony and could eventually force a leadership shake yaup. >> theres no movie in the world that could be worth this, but certainly its not m...

Know, hope everything over there gets worked ute. >> even the new york premier set for tomorrow has now been scrapped. >> this is a movie with a $44 million budget. if theatres wont play it, what should sony do? >> i think they should fight fire with fire. if these people are using information theyve hacked on the internet wide open, pirate sites and all kinds of other place, thats where sony should take the fight. rather than drying to get the knew vie, the information into movie theatre, i thi...

Computer hacker and an expert on cyber security. kevin, i do want to talk about the broader implications of sonys moves. has the u.s. lost its first cyber war? >> i would say the hackers definitely won in this particular case against sony. i think that was a really bad idea. i really think sony should make the movie available for free, publish it on the internet and not allow anyone to do any sort of censorship against anyone in the united states. >> there are a lot of people who share those due...

Unfortunately, its not too difficult to break into company, but companies can use technology, develop policy to kind of layer their defenses. the unfortunately thing is companies rely on it was and products. >> oyou are what they call a white hat hacker. how possibly is it. theres lots of rumors that north korea is to blame. >> i cant hear you at all. i dont know whats going on. it looks like we lost communication. >> that was kevin mitnik. well try to get him back and continue the discussion. >...

Executives were increasingly uncomfortable about scenes from the movie. rand corporation confirms sony entertainment ceo consulted with the global think tank. y nton is on the board and asked a korean expert to analyze how asian audiences might perceive the movie. >> its not appreciated. its not well understood and certainly not seen as particularly funny. >> a long-time asian trat strategist thinks that may be why seenny is not releasing "the interview" in japan or south korea. he says dark com...

Controversy, some people are asking why sony even produced the film in the first place. well have answers coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪