Allowing North Korea to censor American movies
Dec 19, 2014 18:07:00 GMT
Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 18:07:00 GMT
I'm sure that most of you have read about this. Any thoughts on how it should have been handled?
FBI Accuse North Korea Of Sony Hack Which Saw The Interview Scrapped
The FBI has formally accused the North Korean government of being responsible for the devastating hacking attack on Sony Pictures.
In a statement, the intelligence service said it has enough evidence to conclude that North Korea was behind the punishing breach, which resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of leaked emails and other materials.
“North Korea's actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a US business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves. Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior," the statement said.
The FBI's case cited, among other factors, technical similarities between the Sony break-in and past "malicious cyber activity" linked directly to North Korea.
President Barack Obama’s administration officials had previously declined to openly blame North Korea but said they were weighing various options for a response.
The statement on Friday did not reveal what options were being considered. President Obama is expected to face questions about the Sony hack at a year-end news conference with reporters later on Friday.
The break-in escalated to terrorist threats that prompted Sony to cancel the Christmas release of the movie "The Interview."
Full article here
FBI Accuse North Korea Of Sony Hack Which Saw The Interview Scrapped
The FBI has formally accused the North Korean government of being responsible for the devastating hacking attack on Sony Pictures.
In a statement, the intelligence service said it has enough evidence to conclude that North Korea was behind the punishing breach, which resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of leaked emails and other materials.
“North Korea's actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a US business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves. Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior," the statement said.
The FBI's case cited, among other factors, technical similarities between the Sony break-in and past "malicious cyber activity" linked directly to North Korea.
President Barack Obama’s administration officials had previously declined to openly blame North Korea but said they were weighing various options for a response.
The statement on Friday did not reveal what options were being considered. President Obama is expected to face questions about the Sony hack at a year-end news conference with reporters later on Friday.
The break-in escalated to terrorist threats that prompted Sony to cancel the Christmas release of the movie "The Interview."
Full article here