Sony Hack Attack

Foreign intrigue, star wattage: Sony hacking and it's sensational plot lines

President Barack Obama said Friday the US would respond to the cyberattack, though he did not say how, after the FBI publicly blamed North Korea.

North Korea proposes joint probe with US into Sony cyber attack

An unnamed spokesman of the North's foreign ministry said there would be "grave consequences" if Washington refused to agree to the joint probe and continued to accuse the North, the official KCNA news agency reported.

North Korea denies hand in Sony hacking as US cries foul

US experts say Obama's options could include cyber retaliation, financial sanctions, criminal indictments against individuals implicated in the attack or even a boost in US military support to South Korea.

Washington is limited in its response to North Korea over Sony hack

President Barack Obama's threat of a "proportional" response to North Korea's hacking of Sony Pictures shows once more the limits of Washington's options as it seeks to rein in one of the world's most unpredictable and isolated countries. "In concrete terms, there’s not a heck of a lot they can do because one, North Korea doesn’t have an economy, and two, we’ve already got every sanction known to man against them,"

Federal Bureau of Investigation blames North Korea for the Sony Pictures cyber attack

The US today blamed North Korea for the cyber-attack on Hollywood movie studio Sony Pictures in which confidential information was leaked by hackers.

ICANN is the latest organisation to be hacked, claims critical data was protected

ICANN, the global authority on providing unique web addresses across the world, was breached by hackers

In US, call for tougher sanctions against North Korea grows after Sony hack attack

While US officials are saying privately that they believe North Korea was connected to the attack, the White House has not said so publicly.

Sony studio chiefs aim to reassure employees after damaging hack

Executives at Sony Corp's Hollywood movie studio sought to reassure employees on Monday that the studio would recover from a massive cyber attack that exposed internal emails and sensitive employee data.

Sony uses Denial of Service attacks to prevent downloading of its leaked movies

Sony has employed hundreds of computers in Asia to execute a denial of service attack on torrent sites which are hosting leaked Sony movies.

Sony investigator says cyber attack 'unparalleled' crime

Forensics experts hired by Sony Corp to investigate the massive cyber attack at its Hollywood studio said the breach was unprecedented, well-planned and carried out by an "organized group," according to an email obtained by Reuters on Saturday.