Photo: Workers remove an Ad for "The Interview" from a billboard in Hollywood

Workers remove a poster-banner for "The Interview" from a billboard in Hollywood, a day after Sony announced was canceling the movie's Christmas release due to a terrorist threat. 

Sony Shoves 'The Interview' After Hack

Sources tell CNN that U.S. investigators have determined that the hackers that perpetrated the Sony hack were indeed working for North Korea.

It looks like Sony will not be putting out The Interview at all. After most major movie theater chains pulled the film from their schedules following the threats of terrorism made by hackers, Sony has decided to shelve the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy entirely.

In a statement, the studio said:

"In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners' decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers."

New James Bond screenplay stolen in Sony hack

Daniel Craig as James Bond in a scene from "Skyfall." Francois Duhamel/AP 

 Danica Kirka | The Associated PressThe producers of James Bond films have acknowledged that an early version of the screenplay for the new movie “SPECTRE” was among the material stolen in the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The producers said in a statement Saturday that they are concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it — and warned the material is subject to copyright protection around the world.

The producers promised to “take all necessary steps to protect their rights against the persons who stole the screenplay, and against anyone who makes infringing uses of it or attempts to take commercial advantage of confidential property it knows to be stolen.

The warning was issued by EON productions, the U.K. affiliate of Danjaq LLC, the U.S.-based company that co-owns, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the copyright to the Bond films and their merchandising.

Hacked Ontario Government Website Service Is Restored

 The Canadian Press
A hacking problem that affected the Ontario government's websites have been resolved and the province says full service is being restored.

A government statement says the websites were not directly hacked, but a third party domain routing service that routes traffic to the government's site was compromised on Friday.

The statement says the third party service provider has fixed the problem, but it is expected to take up to 24 to 48 hours for service to get completely back to normal.

The government says until then, some users may still see the hacker’s website when they attempt to access Ontario.ca websites.

The government says the hacker's identity is not known but police have been contacted.

The government also says no personal information or any government data was ever at risk and the websites remain secure.

Chinese hackers went phishing for Canadian research secrets

A laptop computer sits on a desk in this file photo. Alastair Grant/The Canadian Press

Jim BronskillThe Canadian Press
Chinese hackers used tempting emails, malware and password theft to worm their way into National Research Council computers in pursuit of valuable scientific and trade secrets, a newly released federal analysis reveals.

The attack, which prompted a shutdown of the government research council’s computer network in July, relied on textbook moves commonly seen in state-sponsored digital assaults, says the case study by the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre.

Highly skilled perpetrators used complex techniques to infiltrate the council and “establish a foothold” within its networks, says the study, released under the Access to Information Act.

Portions of the document remain secret because they deal with computer-system vulnerabilities or methods used to protect networks.

The council carries out advanced research — often with outside partners — in fields including aerospace, health, mining and physics.

Government officials publicly confirmed the attack in late July and took the unusual step of openly blaming the intrusion on a highly sophisticated, Chinese state-sponsored player. Beijing has denied involvement, accusing Canada of making irresponsible charges.