[SeekAndFind]

Continue reading here for the full story, because moments after the Wired piece hit, we got this "confirmation" from the NYT:

 

It is quite clear that someone is lying (we leave it up to readers to decide who). The question is "why"?

[molson209]

Obama gave up the back door to who ever ,because he knew(from the NSA) Sony staff were making fun of him

[dfwgator]

Could very well have been an inside job.

Sony knew the movie was going to be a flop, so generate this story, and guarantee people will flock to see it on DVD.

[cripplecreek]

I also don’t buy the excuse that theaters are afraid of a terrorist attack if they run the movie.

Sony is afraid of what more will be exposed. I’m guessing there is a lot of political dirt they’re hiding.

[Lazamataz]

I thought so. This stunk of a publicity stunt.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'd wager every nickel I have that that fat punk in NK has the ability to hack any computer system on earth...thanks to his good pals in Red China.And I'd also bet that he's crazy enough to do exactly what's been done.But I do acknowledge that he's not the only one with the ability and a motive.And one must admit that he *is* a very plausible suspect.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

This story is going to fall apart quick. I can’t believe that this administration would lie!!!

North Korea is probably laughing their ass off.

[PGR88]

To make matters confusing, however, the email wasn’t signed by GOP or Guardians of Peace,

I bet the media just LOVE being able to blame "The GOP"

[Brother Cracker]

[TexasFreeper2009]

actually I am starting to think this whole thing is a marketing ploy to get everyone to rush to the theaters to see what all the fuss was about when the movie is eventually released.

[fungoking]

I wonder which Sony Ex(s) had kiddie porn on their computers?

[MNDude]

I don’t believe it was North Korea. These hackers WAAY too celebrity savvy to be someone from that stone age country.

[panzerkamphwageneinz]

There is no such thing as North Korea

There is a country that is a puppet of Peking that wouldn’t last a day without China,

Do you actually think North Korea gets their internet access from where?….CHINA

The CHINESE did this for economic advantage. Watch a Chinese company swoop in to save the day and purchase controlling stock in SONY to help save the flagship business…..POOF they’re heroes!

The North Koreans can’t grow rice much less pull off a coup like this.

[Irenic]

China’s richest man bets on beating Hollywood
PUBLISHED: 22 Sep 2013 11:05:13 | UPDATED: 22 Sep 2013 16:21:42

http://www.afr.com/p/world/china_richest_man_bets_on_beating_rABre32E6PSduPQCNcAObN

[Alex Murphy]

If we believed the White House, a mere YouTube video led to the attack on our Embassy in Benghazi, but a full-on theatrical movie premiere only led to a cyberattack?

[alloysteel]

My nominee for the honor? Iran.

Part of the “Axis of Evil” defined by George W. Bush, the already far too close ties between the two oligarchies of fanatics provides both the Iranians with cover, and the North Koreans with semi-plausible deniability. Not that both of them do not have a beef already with the regime now in control of that territory once known as “the United States of America”, it is just that Iran really is testing the waters in introducing their own sweeping attacks and demands.

There may also be some clandestine help being provided by persons who turn out to have US citizenship, almost certainly naturalized very recently.

[pepsi_junkie]

A smart person with access to the posters for this movie would roll them up and stick them in their attic. They’ll be pretty rare, I’m thinking. In 20 years maybe theyre worth something.

[CodeToad]

This reeks of Zero not wanting to upset a fellow commie. I do not think the Norks were behind this in any way. Zero has coddled all of our enemies.

[onedoug]

I think we would be in very deep doo-doo if we can’t get the truth out of this administration, or the FBI, or the Pentagon, or DHS, or....

[KC_Conspirator]

Most likely NK took their cue from Iran, who hacked into that casino early this year because the company head made alot of anti-Iran and pro-Isreal statements.