Friday, December 19, 2014

President Obama Responds To Sony Cyber Attack



Obama Mocks Absurd Plot Twist Of Cyber Attack On Sony -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Faced with the most destructive cyber attack of a company on U.S. soil, President Barack Obama resorted to humor to explain an absurd plot that even Hollywood did not see coming.

In his rebuke of Sony Pictures' decision to shelve "The Interview," about a fictitious plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Obama said the public did not have to look farther than the film's stoner-comedy stars to gauge its threat.

"I think it says something interesting about North Korea that they decided to have the state mount an all-out assault on a movie studio because of a satirical movie starring Seth Rogen and James (Franco)," Obama said to laughter at his year-end news conference, which was dominated by the cyber attack blamed on Pyongyang.

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More News On President Obama's Response To The Sony Cyber Attack

Obama Vows a Response to Cyberattack on Sony -- New York Times
President Obama: Sony Made A Mistake -- CBS/AP
Obama warns N. Korea over Sony hack: 'We will respond' -- AFP
Sony hack: Obama vows response as FBI blames North Korea -- BBC
Obama declares US will retaliate against North Korea for hacking attack on Sony -- Sydney Morning Herald
US: Sony Cyberattack is ‘Serious’ National Security Matter -- VOA

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