A Russian team allegedly breached the Sony entertainment company’s network by sending spear phishing emails containing a remote access Trojan (RAT) to Sony employees in India, Russia and other Asian countries. Once they had access to the computers of these employees, the attackers leveraged advanced pivoting techniques to make their way to Sony’s network in Culver City, California.
Read the report here.
They may still have access to the breached network. It’s not known for sure.