Sony Pictures Entertainment has been targeted by computer hackers in an attack which reports say forced it shut down its systems on Monday.

A skull appeared on computer screens along with a message threatening to release data “secrets” if undisclosed demands were not met, reports said.

The message showed “#GOP” indicating a group called Guardians of Peace was behind the attack.

Sony has issued a statement saying the firm is investigating the “IT matter”.

The tech firm has reportedly shut down its computer network as a precaution and advised employees that resolving the situation could take anywhere from one day to three weeks.

Meanwhile, an anonymous user on the Reddit news website posted an image allegedly from a Sony computer screen, which said “Warning: We’ve already warned you, and this is just the beginning… We have obtained all your internal data including secrets and top secrets”.

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