U.S. Plans to Officially Pin Blame for Sony Hack on North Korea

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Evidence points to North Korea as the culprit behind a cyber attack on U.S. soil

After investigating a major cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment that resulted in the theft and subsequent leak of various data, it appears there's enough evidence to suggest that North Korea is the culprit, as was previously suspected. However, U.S. authorities have been debating whether or not to publicly accuse North Korea of the attack, fearing that doing so would play into the country's hands of seeking a confrontation. According to reports, the decision's been made.
Another reason why authorities were hesitant to confront Kim Jong-un and his regime is because it could negatively affect ongoing diplomacy efforts to negotiate the return of Japanese citizens kidnapped several yars ago. Nevertheless, President Barack Obama is expected to address the hacking incident and call out North Korea during an end-of-year news conference scheduled for 1:30 PM EST today, Reuters reports.
The cyberattack on Sony ranks as the biggest ever on U.S. soil. Attackers made off with a treasure trove of data, including social security numbers of actors and actresses, movie scripts, internal emails, and more. However, the attack turned particularly ugly when hackers made threats against cinemas and movie goers planning to attend "The Interview," a far-fetched comedy in which the CIA enlists a couple of dimwits to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
Sony took the threat seriously, ultimately cancelling the movie's Christmas Day debut. It's unclear if the movie will release to theaters at a later date or if Sony has alternate plans for the film.
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