FBI fingers North Korea for the hack on Sony (Video)
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/19/2014 02:32 PM
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The FBI announced that North Korea was definitely behind the attack on Sony Pictures.
1) malware used in the Sony hack is linked to malware that North Korea has used in other attacks
2) there is "significant overlap" between the infrastructure used in the Sony attack and hacks pulled off by North Korea
3) the tools used in the Sony attack are similar to those used against South Korean banks in 2013
The FBI said today: "We are deeply concerned about the destructive nature of this attack on a private sector entity and the ordinary citizens who worked there. Further, North Korea's attack on SPE reaffirms that cyber threats pose one of the gravest national security dangers to the United States."
"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," the agency continued. "Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior."
The FBI cited a few similarities as evidence: the FBI pointed to "similarities in specific lines of code, encryption algorithms, data deletion methods, and compromised networks" between the Sony hack and previous attacks that have been linked to North Korea.
For more, check out the below video.
1) malware used in the Sony hack is linked to malware that North Korea has used in other attacks
2) there is "significant overlap" between the infrastructure used in the Sony attack and hacks pulled off by North Korea
3) the tools used in the Sony attack are similar to those used against South Korean banks in 2013
The FBI said today: "We are deeply concerned about the destructive nature of this attack on a private sector entity and the ordinary citizens who worked there. Further, North Korea's attack on SPE reaffirms that cyber threats pose one of the gravest national security dangers to the United States."
"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," the agency continued. "Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior."
The FBI cited a few similarities as evidence: the FBI pointed to "similarities in specific lines of code, encryption algorithms, data deletion methods, and compromised networks" between the Sony hack and previous attacks that have been linked to North Korea.
For more, check out the below video.
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