Sony is trying to suppress the leak of stolen data using DDoS attacks

When the hackee becomes the hacker… In a somewhat amusing twist to the ongoing Sony Pictures hack and massive breach of sensitive files and unreleased films, the company is now fighting back. According to two unnamed sources, Sony is now using “hundreds of computers” to perform a DDoS on websites where you can download the leaked data. Better yet, Sony is apparently using Amazon’s cloud servers to perform the DDoS. While I’m all for proactive security measures, Sony might be taking it a little bit too far here.