Sony confirms hack, unsure of ‘full scope’

Sony executives acknowledged cyber thieves had stolen troves of the company’s personnel information and business documents.

In a memo to staff obtained by the The Wall Street Journal, top Sony brass called the incident “a brazen attack on our company” and “malicious criminal acts.”

{mosads}Sony’s computer system was taken down last week by a suspected North Korean cyberattack. Sony has been denying reports Wednesday that it would soon officially name North Korea as the source of the attack.

Last week, hackers calling themselves the Guardians of Peace replaced the company’s computer screens with an image of a red skeleton and green spiders, boasting they had stolen tons of confidential data.

Over the weekend, the hackers leaked several unreleased Sony blockbuster films, including a remake of “Annie,” starring Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Quvenzhané Wallis.

“While we are not yet sure of the full scope of information that the attackers have or might release, we unfortunately have to ask you to assume that information about you in the possession of the company might be in their possession,” Sony executives said in the memo.

Cybersecurity experts have speculated the hack is North Korean retaliation for the Sony film, “The Interview.”

The movie, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, is a comedy about a TV host and his producer who get asked by the CIA to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after they score an interview with the reclusive dictator.

The country called the film “an act of war” in a letter to the United Nations this summer.