Sony hack cost $15 million, but earnings unaffected

Sony has put an estimate to the damage caused by the massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment last year—US$15 million.In an earnings report for the quarter to Dec. 31, Sony said that the sum involved “investigation and remediation costs” related to the cyberattack that began in late November.The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation held North Korea responsible for the attack, which came ahead of the planned release by Sony of a comedy movie about a plot to assassinate the