Cybersecurity
US Investigators Have A Theory For How North Korea
Pulled Off Such A Sophisticated Hack
APDid
North Korea have help?
US investigators believe
that North Korea most likely hired hackers from outside the country to help
with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close
to the investigation said Monday.
As North Korea lacks the
capability to conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself,
the official said, US investigators are looking at the possibility that
Pyongyang "contracted out" some of the cyberwork. The official was
not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation.
The attack on Sony
Pictures is regarded to be the most destructive against a company on US soil
because the hackers not only stole huge quantities of data, but also wiped hard
drives and brought down much of the studio's network for more than a week.
While US officials
investigate whether North Korea enlisted help from outside contractors, the FBI
stood by its previous statement that Pyongyang was the prime author of the
attack against the Sony Corp unit.
"The FBI has concluded
the government of North Korea is responsible for the theft and destruction of
data on the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment," the Federal Bureau of
Investigation said in a statement to Reuters.
North Korea has denied
that it was behind the Sony attack and has vowed to hit back against any US
retaliation.
The people who claimed
responsibility for the hack have said on internet postings that they were
incensed by the Sony Pictures film "The Interview," a comedy about a
fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Because of the hackers'
threats, major US cinema chains refused to show the film. Last week, Sony
struck deals with some 320 independent theaters to distribute "The
Interview" and also made the film available online…
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