Noth Korea has denied to have orchestrated the massive cyber attack against Sony Pictures as a form of retaliation for “The Interview”, the company’s upcoming comedy, but is considered a “righteous deed” by the leaders of the country, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes. The cyber attack, started on the 24th of November by a hacker group named “Guardians of Peace” (#GOP) was the largest one ever to happen on American soil, causing millions of dollars of damage to the company.
The statement issued Sunday by the North Korean Central News Agency denies the country’s official role in the attack, but the message it transmits is pretty clear: Sony has deserved being attacked, and the forces behind the massive hack might be supporters of the country acting on its behalf. “We do not know where in America the SONY Pictures is situated and for what wrongdoings it became the target of the attack nor we feel the need to know about it. But what we clearly know is that the SONY Pictures is the very one which was going to produce a film abetting a terrorist act while hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK by taking advantage of the hostile policy of the U.S. administration towards the DPRK”, the statement reads.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is preparing for the release of “The Interview”, a comedy starring James Franco, Seth Rogen and Randall Park, with its plot revolving around the assassination of the North Korean leader. The North Korean Central News Agency has condemned the movie (without actually naming it), considering it an act of terrorism and threatening with merciless retaliation. The country could be involved, that’s for sure, as it does have the ability to launch such an attack. According to some news, the attack is far from being over – Re/Code has cited an email message allegedly received by several Sony employees over the weekend, which suggests that all that has happened so far was just of the attackers’ further plans.