U.s. Sees North Korea As Culprit In Sony Hack

Dan Hirschhorn, Time: Entertainment
Wed, 12/17/2014 - 5:18pm

American officials have determined the government of North Korea is connected to the hack that left Sony Entertainment Pictures reeling and eventually prompted it to pull a movie critical of the country’s leader, a U.S. official confirmed Wednesday. Much remains unclear about the nature of North Korea’s involvement. The country, while lauding the hack against Sony, has denied being behind it.

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