North Korea at the origin of computer attack on Sony – TVI24

The FBI, federal agency of the US police investigation, said the government of North Korea is responsible for cyber attacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment. An attack that seriously affect the operation of the company, even leading to cancellation of the premiere of the film about the CIA plan to assassinate the leader Kim Jong-un .

In a statement released on Friday, and published by Reuters, the FBI states that gathered enough information to conclude that the Pyongyang authorities are responsible for criminal acts that targeted the division that manages movie studios Sony. While not attributing the attack to the North Korean government, the federal agency responsible for the dictatorial regime for the attack.

In the malware be used similar to what had already been used, in March in attacks on banks and media of South Korea, the FBI investigation identified the track IP addresses associated with the North Korean IT infrastructure, which concluded that the usual pattern of cyber attacks coming from North Korea match what was used to attack Sony.

In the same statement, the FBI says that the nature of cyber attack directed at Sony, both the intentionality as the destructive nature, means a major threat to the security companies and US citizens.

“Despite the FBI be checking a wide range and increase of cyber attacks, the destructive nature of this attack, along with its coercive nature, apart -o. (…) The attack of North Korea Sony Pictures reaffirms that cyber attacks are one of the most serious threats to US security, “reads the statement.

The attack made by autointitulados “Guardians of Peace” in late November caused, as explained the FBI, the destruction of various systems and theft of personal and business data from Sony Pictures. The computer company network became inoperable.

The film from Sony Pictures on the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will have been at the origin of the attack. Already in June North Korea threatened to “retaliate mercilessly” the US is the movie “A Crazy Interview” (“The Interview”, the title) was premiered. After the attack, North Korea denied responsibility, but praised what he called the ‘act of justice’. But suspicion fell on always Pyongyang, even by the own Sony Pictures.