Posted on 12/06/2014 9:25:00 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Sony Hacking: North Korea Denies Involvement, Praises Attack
December 6, 2014 | 09:11PM PT
Variety Staff
North Korea has denied involvement in the ongoing cyber attack on Sony Pictures, according to a report from Agence France Presse. However, North Korea’s top military body told North Korea’s state-run news agency KCNA that the hacking is “a righteous deed” that may have been carried out by its supporters to protest Sony’s upcoming comedy “The Interview.”
“The hacking into the Sony Pictures might be a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers with the (North) in response to its appeal,” the National Defense Commission said.
Several months ago, North Korea warned of “merciless retaliation” if the U.S. government supported the release of the film, which revolves around a fictional plot to assassinate the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Though the studio has not yet found out who is connected to the widespread leaks of employee information, inside business information as well as entire movies, some reports indicated that the pattern matched past attacks by North Korea.
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