A Coca-Cola spokesperson:

The #MakeItHappy message is simple: The Internet is what we make it, and we hoped to inspire people to make it a more positive place. It's unfortunate that Gawker is trying to turn this campaign into something that it isn't. Building a bot that attempts to spread hate through #MakeItHappy is a perfect example of the pervasive online negativity Coca-Cola wanted to address with this campaign.

Dick Costolo:

We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years.

Lance Spitzner:

One of the most effective ways to mitigate phishing attacks is to train and measure employees through phishing assessments. Many organisations have a simulated phishing program, but how many can claim to be truly effective?

Eduard Kovacs:

The Russian team allegedly breached the entertainment company's network by sending spear phishing emails containing a remote access Trojan (RAT) to Sony employees in India, Russia and other Asian countries. Once they had access to the computers of these employees, the attackers leveraged advanced pivoting techniques to make their way to Sony's network in Culver City.

Ta-Nehisi Coates:

Honesty demands not just that you accept your errors, but that your errors are integral to developing a rigorous sense of study. I have found this to be true in, well, just about everything in life.

The Ministry of Justice:

The government has undertaken urgent investigations into how this incident was able to happen, and further investigations continue in relation to both the conduct of individuals and the organisational safeguards against information security breaches of this kind.

Joseph R. Swedish:

Despite our efforts, Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack.

Anthem is doing everything it can to ensure there is no further vulnerability to its database warehouses. Anthem has contracted with a global company specializing in the investigation and resolution of cyber attacks. We will work with this company to reduce the risk of any further vulnerabilities and work to strengthen security.