Several of Sony Pictures' new movies have been leaked online in what is believed to be an incident related to last week's crippling hacking of the studio.

Variety reports that recent release Fury and this December's Annie are among the movies being illegally downloaded via file-sharing piracy sites. Other affected Sony titles include art house releases Mr. Turner, Still Alice, and To Write Love on Her Arms.

"While Fury has emerged as a hot ticket in file-sharing circles, the other Sony titles arent seeing as much sampling. Annie has been downloaded by over 184,000 unique IP addresses," according to the trade. A Sony rep told Variety, The theft of Sony Pictures Entertainment content is a criminal matter, and we are working closely with law enforcement to address it."
The pirated movies are reportedly watermarked, which suggests they were stolen as a result of last week's hacking, a breach that left the studio's New York and Culver City offices disabled.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Sony is reportedly investigating a possible North Korean link to the hack. This comes after a statement released Friday by a North Korean government-controlled website threatened the filmmakers of Sony's upcoming comedy The Interview with 'stern punishment.'"

The Interview, which opens December 25, sees Seth Rogen and James Franco on a mission to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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