Is North Korea in some way behind the attack on Sony?
The popular opinion is that North Korea is behind the attacks. There's been a healthy amount of skepticism towards that position though – and with good reason. Threatpost and scores of other news outlets are following the U.S. Government's claim and reporting that North Korea is in fact “centrally involved” in the attack. Wired, on the other hand, is sticking to its guns, and continues to suggest that there is little evidence linking the Sony hack to North Korea. Wired cites the difficulty of attribution as well as statements from Sony and the FBI – who have both stated publicly that there is no evidence to link this attack to North Korea – as reasons for skepticism. It's hard to disagree with Wired. Why would a foreign government very publicly attack a foreign corporation over an intentionally absurd movie? Some observers believe anger over “The Interview” is an excuse for North Korea to flex its cyber-muscle.
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