The group threatened some employees and their family, reported Deadline.
"Please sign your name to object the false of the company at the email address below if you don't want to suffer damage. If you don't, not only you but your family will be in danger," read the email.
A spokesperson for Sony has responded to the story, saying that they are working closely with the law enforcement office to address the issue.
The massive hacking caused massive leak of sensitive information. Hackers stole and spread data such as employees' salaries, budget for James Franco and Seth Rogen's 'The Interview', documents about negative feedback by their employees as well as files of unreleased movies.
Documents featuring passwords to the company's social media accounts and private accounts were also leaked.
Private information including social security numbers belonging to current and former employees as well as stars such as Judd Apatow and Sylvester Stallone were leaked. Some documents additionally provide glimpses at the company's commodities in 2013 which are projected to bring profit.
North Korea has been linked to the hacking, but they denied their involvement.
"Linking North Korea to the Sony hacking is another fabrication targeting the country," an unnamed diplomat said.
"My country publicly declared that it would follow international norms banning hacking and piracy.
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