the second massive data breach at Sony, following an April hack which targeted credit card information on its PlayStation Network and Sony Online Network, has resulted in over 150,000 people's passwords, names, e-mail addresses, addresses and phone numbers from SonyPictures.com and Sony BMG's websites, being posted online.
A group of hackers calling themselves Lulzsec said it had infiltrated the firm's systems to prove how vulnerable they were to 'simple attacks'.
First they taunted Sony on Twitter, saying they would 'embarrass' the company by posting data stolen from the company's servers.
In a message on Twitter, following the attack, the group wrote: '1,000,000+ unencrypted users, unencrypted admin accounts, government and military passwords saved in plaintext. #PSN compromised. @Sony.'
A Sony statement reads: 'The cyberattacks that affected Sony companies in recent months has hit Sony Pictures as well.'
Sony Pictures says it is working with federal authorities but has also hired its own 'experts' to conduct a forensic investigation into the breach, according to Lynton and Pascal.
'We deeply regret and apologise for any inconvenience caused to consumers by this cybercrime,' they also wrote in the statement.
The latest hack comes a month after Sony's enormous PlayStation Network was attacked and 70m customer details were stolen.
The network has only come back online in recent weeks, with the cost of the hack estimated at £900m.
The security breach is the latest attack against high-profile firms, including the giant US defence contractor Lockheed Martin and Google.
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