Flashpoint analyzed the 2014 Sony Pictures breach by the group calling itself GOP or Guardians of Peace, while noting public allegations that North Korea may have been involved in retaliation for the film The Interview. The attackers released large volumes of Sony data through Pastebin links, torrents, MEGA, and Rapidgator, including unreleased films and personal information for thousands of current and former employees. The leak exposed Social Security numbers, internal emails, plaintext passwords, server information, certificates, FTP credentials, social media account credentials, and other internal business data. The excerpt also describes direct contact with a GOP representative and public reporting that the FBI was investigating the breach and a possible North Korea connection, but it presents competing views and does not conclusively prove attribution.