Michael Jackson unreleased tracks stolen from Sony

Music company Sony is reported to have confirmed that hackers stole the entire Michael Jackson back catalogue of recordings, including unreleased tracks, in May last year.

Fortunately, unlike previous security breaches involving Sony, no customer information was exposed during the hack.

The Michael Jackson-related hack occurred at approximately the same time, but has been kept under wraps until now.

This latest reported hack is clearly embarrassing for the company which paid some $250 million after Jackson’s death to retain the rights to the pop singer’s back catalogue, and to release seven posthumous albums.

But it’s important to remember that Sony…

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