The FBI on Friday said that North Korea was responsible for the massive hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The hack leaked personal employee information, embarrassing emails and after a series of threats ultimately led to the cancelation of the comedy film, The Interview.
The FBI's official statement offered insight into how it believes the intrusion into Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) took place.
Malware at large
The FBI says that the SPE attack consisted of "the deployment of destructive malware." In other words, the hacking group infected SPE systems with malware that not only provided access to thousands of systems but destroyed the data on those systems after the data sieve was complete. Its investigation, as well as its collaboration with other government agencies, gave it "enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions." Read more...
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