The ongoing cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that began two weeks ago could portend a new era in computer assaults--one of wanton destruction and the release of embarrassing and potentially devastating data to the world. Sony attackers just want 'to watch the world burn' The ongoing cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that began two weeks ago could portend a new era in computer assaults--one of wanton destruction and the release of embarrassing and potentially devastating data to the world.