The Cyberwar Turns to Corporate Espionage

There are potential threats to user privacy, and data security as the cyberwar between governments continues to mount. Another facet of the online data arms race could be a new trend in corporate espionage. Recently, Sony and a group of apparently North Korean hackers have been battling back and forth, and there are allegations of Wall Street hacks that go all the way to the executive level.

In the case of Sony, the company suffered a major data breach that exposed social security numbers, employee passwords, sales plans and four unreleased films.