The "North Korea Hacking" Scandal

The US is going to take "appropriate measures"

US accuses N. Korea of orchestrating online attack on Sony Pictures

The FBI says North Korea is behind a huge hack of Sony Pictures which led to the cancellation of the release of a movie depicting the death of the secluded nation's leader. RT talks to global trends forecaster Gerald Celente.

The "North Korea Hacking" Scandal As Explained By The Taiwanese Animators

Nothing more to add to this: "Wouldn't it be funny if it was all just a set up?"

Only America could take an alleged attackon a movie seriously!  And western MSM follows up.

Obama: Sony's move 'mistake'

US President Barack Obama says Sony Corporation should not have given into threats by hackers over a film about North Korea.

Barack Obama speaking with reporters at the White House on 19 December (local time).

Photo: AFP

Radio NZ,

20 December, 2014

The FBI has found the cyber-attack which led to Sony pulling the satirical film The Interview, about a plot to kill North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, came from inside North Korea.

The promotional poster for The Interview.  Photo: Supplied

The agency said analysis of malware showed links to North Korea, the BBC reported.

Mr Obama told his end-of-year news conference that Sony was a major corporation with a great deal at stake.

"It suffered significant damage. There were threats against its employees. I am sympathetic to the concerns that they faced. Having said all that, yes, I think they made a mistake."

Mr Obama said a dictator in another country could not start imposing censorship in the US and he wished Sony had spoken to him before deciding to withdraw the film.

He said that was not how he wanted the US to do business.

However, North Korea's representative at the UN denied his country was connected to the hacking of Sony's computer system.

'Wild rumour' - North Korea

Sony withdrew The Interview following threats from hackers who had earlier released sensitive information stored on the company's computers.

The hackers warned anyone planning to see the comedy to remember the 9/11 attacks.

Sony's decision outraged many artists, with some calling it an attack on the freedom of expression and actor George Clooney saying the film should be released online.

The cyber-attack in November crippled computers at Sony and led to upcoming films and workers' personal data being leaked online.

The hackers also released salary details and social security numbers for thousands of Sony employees, including celebrities.

The White House has labelled the Sony breach a serious national security matter.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that US officials had held daily discussions about the Sony cyber-attack and were considering an "appropriate response".

North Korea earlier this month denied involvement in the hack - but praised the attack itself as a "righteous deed".

An article on North Korea's state-run KCNA news agency, quoting the country's top military body, said suggestions that Pyongyang was behind the attack were "wild rumour".

However, it warned the US that "there are a great number of supporters and sympathisers" of North Korea "all over the world" who may have carried out the attack.

In the article, Sony was accused of "abetting a terrorist act" and "hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership" of North Korea by producing the movie.