The FBI has concluded that there’s enough evidence to officially tie North Korea to the Sony Pictures hacking and subsequent threats.
Although the FBI said on Friday there was some confidential evidence they wouldn’t be releasing, they did say there were similarities in algorithms in previous cyber attacks.
In a statement, the FBO said there were similarities in “the infrastructure used in this attack and other malicious cyber activity the U.S. Government has previously linked directly to North Korea."
New York Times reports this conclusion is monumental in that it’s the first time the U.S. has accused a foreign country of using computer systems as a form of attack.
“North Korea’s actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a U.S. business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves. Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior,” the FBI also said, The Wrap reports.
On Thursday night, Sony Pictures received another message from North Korea’s leaders, saying it was a “wise move” to cancel the release of Seth Rogen and James Franco’s The Interview.
George Clooney has just given an interview to Deadline, calling "insane" that we're allowing North Korea to "dictate" what we release.