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North Korea Denies Involvement In "Righteous" Sony Hack

Posted by samzenpus on from the wasn't-us dept.

angry tapir writes North Korea's government has denied any involvement in the attack on Sony Pictures, but in a statement indicated that it's not necessarily unhappy that it happened. In a statement, the country's powerful National Defence Commission, which controls North Korea's armed forces, said it had no knowledge of the attack. The latest reports indicate that the hackers worked from a hotel in Thailand.

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  1. I'd be curious about the consequences. by allaunjsilverfox2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    North Korea is already sanctioned pretty hard. I'm curious what happens when a nation state attacks a multinational company. Do the nations that said company is registered in team up to respond? Do they elect a body to deal with it? And if so, how large does a multinational have to be to elicit such a response?

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    1. Re:I'd be curious about the consequences. by Buck+Feta · · Score: 5, Insightful

      A nation literally cannot attack a multi-national company in the way these attacks have happened. That's because these attacks now include physical threats against the citizens of other nation states. Those threats make no sense coming from a nation state, and just about have to be from some third party if North Korea is involved in even the 'cyber' part of the attacks. That's because the nation doesn't want to find itself in a war with other nation states and not just the corporation, or to get boxed in by making a threat they don't intend to follow through on and lose face. Bluffs are for when you are already desperately losing, not beginning.

      We're talking about North Korea. They are not bound by the rules of what a nation state "can" and "cannot" do. I agree, this would make no sense, but again... North Korea.

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  2. Leak, not Hack by AK+Marc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The hotel was the site of the leak, not the hack. No details on the hack have been released, and from what I can tell, Sony may not have known about the hack until the release of the leak, from the Bangkok hotel.

    If anyone has more details, please share. Especially the confirmed ones, not the rumors.

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