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Breaking: FBI Officially Says North Korea behind Sony Hack
CNN ^ | 12/19 | Headline Only

Posted on 12/19/2014 9:01:49 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: amypascal; china; clooney; fbi; georgeclooney; guardiansofpeace; hollywood; nkorea; nksonyhack; northkorea; pyongyang; sony; theinterview
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So now what? Was this an attack on America? Japan? Both? Simply a crime against a private company? Extortion of individuals information in exchange for canning the movie? If so, where's the jurisdiction?

At this point, I'd release the movie. Clearly the threats of terrorist attacks are just that: empty threats. NK is not that stupid.

Or would they attack Japan or SK if it were released? What a total CF.

1 posted on 12/19/2014 9:01:49 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: TangledUpInBlue

I’m guessing this will lead to an attack on the American people that will flow from the pen of the Emperor.


2 posted on 12/19/2014 9:03:36 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Here’s the update so far:

“The Obama administration says it’s determined the North Korean government was behind a devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The FBI announcement Friday is the first official statement blaming the isolated country for the cyber-attack.

In the statement, federal officials say they found similarities between the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks linked to North Korea.”


3 posted on 12/19/2014 9:03:45 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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the problem is, who in the right mind believes anything the US government says?


4 posted on 12/19/2014 9:03:57 AM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (In an Oligarchy, the serfs don't count.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Its a civil matter.

I’m sure laws were broken, but I’ll be damned if I want to wage nuclear war over the idiots at Sony.


5 posted on 12/19/2014 9:04:19 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Release the Movie...the Krakens and various dogs of war.


6 posted on 12/19/2014 9:04:31 AM PST by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

I have trouble believing anything our current government says, including the FBI. Maybe it was some 22 year old nerd in his parent’s basement.


7 posted on 12/19/2014 9:05:18 AM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Why are all the government buildings in Poontang still standing?


8 posted on 12/19/2014 9:05:52 AM PST by mbarker12474
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To: TangledUpInBlue
Fox News:

FBI says North Korea 'responsible' for Sony hack, US weighs response

9 posted on 12/19/2014 9:06:13 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

Wait until it’s found out on the news by the Vacationing One!


10 posted on 12/19/2014 9:06:17 AM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

DUH we kinda knew that


11 posted on 12/19/2014 9:06:31 AM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

the problem is, who in the right mind believes anything the US government says?

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Dittoes on that. Most Americans have greater respect and admiration for Putin over Obama. And at the rate Obama is going - his approval ratings over Jong-un may be in doubt also.


12 posted on 12/19/2014 9:06:48 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: dainbramaged

Yeah something stinks about this whole thing and it strangely seems to be falling easily into Obama and the race baiting industry laps.


13 posted on 12/19/2014 9:06:54 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

bump that . .


14 posted on 12/19/2014 9:07:17 AM PST by ßuddaßudd (>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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Clearly the threats of terrorist attacks are just that: empty threats. NK is not that stupid.

Maybe so, but the fact that the movie was pulled, and theaters around the country refused to show it if it was released is pretty significant. It shows that there is no confidence in the Obama administration's ability (or willingness) to protect the homeland.

15 posted on 12/19/2014 9:11:23 AM PST by GreenHornet
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C'mon. Some really creative hackers thought it would be funny to hack Sony and get North Korea blamed for being really, really angry about some movie. How would North Korea even have been aware of the movie and its contents in the time it would take to engineer this hack?

My scenario makes more sense than North Korea being this creative and capable does.

16 posted on 12/19/2014 9:11:30 AM PST by grania
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To: cripplecreek

Or is this just another of NK’s tantrums to secure the latest round of food aid.


17 posted on 12/19/2014 9:11:41 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue
I THOUGHT THIS DOPE WAS IN CHARGE OF ALL THIS.
18 posted on 12/19/2014 9:11:52 AM PST by PLD
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To: TangledUpInBlue

It was not an attack on America but on a private company involving many outside connections (the leaked info). I imagine they perceived it as an attack on North Korea.

Make no mistake. It could easily become an attack on the U.S. if they choose to make it that. Certainly it became a threat to the U.S. But the only actions were against a company and its contacts.


19 posted on 12/19/2014 9:13:09 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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I don’t think it has anything to do with NK.

Al Sharpton has already gotten a promise from Sony to run movies past him first and now the Emperor is going to speak on cyber security today.


20 posted on 12/19/2014 9:13:58 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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