FBI Confirms That North Korea Is Responsible For Sony Cyber Attack

FBI: North Korea Responsible For Sony Hack -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- North Korea is officially responsible for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the FBI announced Friday.

An FBI investigation linked the malware, infrastructure and techniques a group of hackers called "Guardians of Peace" used in the Sony attack to previous North Korean cyberattacks. The North Korean-backed hackers broke into Sony's servers, published private emails and information and threatened to attack movie theaters screening "The Interview," a comedy film about an assassination plot on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The official report that North Korea was behind one of the largest and disruptive cyberattacks on a major company confirms what most already suspected throughout the past few weeks, though the larger question -- how will the United States respond -- remained unanswered.

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Update: I guess this sums up what will be the U.S. reaction to this attack .... Washington is limited in its response to N. Korea over Sony hack (Reuters).

Update #2: A Chinese link? .... Sony hack: China may have helped North Korea, US states (The Telegraph).