The hack, the film, its studio and North Korea – are they related?
As a cinema chain opts not to screen a movie about North Korea, over “terror threats”, can a cyber attack on the studio that made it really be traced back to the secretive nation?
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US President Barack Obama says the cyber hack against Sony, blamed on North Korea, is not an “act of war” – but is considering putting them back on the terror list.
North Korea denies any involvement in the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures and offers to hold a joint inquiry with the United States.
Sony Pictures scraps its comedy film based on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, after embarrassing internal emails are leaked and further cyber hacks are threatened.
As a cinema chain opts not to screen a movie about North Korea, over “terror threats”, can a cyber attack on the studio that made it really be traced back to the secretive nation?
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