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FBI: North Korean government
hacked Sony
The FBI Friday said
that the North Korean government was behind the hacking of Sony Pictures, the
latest chapter in a simmering feud between Washington and Pyongyang over cyber
warfare.
"The FBI now has enough information
to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these
actions," the law enforcement agency said.
The hack forced Sony to cancel the
release of "The Interview," in the wake of terror threats made
against theaters screening the feature. The movie was about a plot to
assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
"We are deeply concerned about the
destructive nature of this attack on a private-sector entity and the ordinary citizens
who worked there," the FBI added.
The FBI said that tools used by North
Korea in the cyberattack were similar to those employed during a hack on South
Korean banks in 2013.
The federal government has not outlined
possible retaliation for the intrusion. President Obama is expected to address
the matter during a year-end news conference Friday afternoon.
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