The web-security blogger and hacker whisperer who first exposed Target’s massive credit-card breach may be the subject of a feature film at Sony, which has optioned rights to the story for a potential cyber thriller, Mashable confirmed Wednesday.
Brian Krebs, a former technology reporter for The Washington Post who has deep sources in the cyber-criminal underworld, broke the news of a devastating retail hack last December on KrebsonSecurity.com. Tens of millions of customers’ credit-card information was exposed in the breach, which could have repercussions for years to come.
New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth later chronicled Krebs’ efforts in an article entitled, “Reporting from the Web’s Underbelly.” Sony has optioned rights to the article, and has tapped screenwriter Richard Wenk (The Expendables 2, The Equalizer) to adapt it for the silver screen.
Sony's deal was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.