All posts tagged "North Korea"

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    Hackers warn not to release ‘The Interview’ in any form

    NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers have sent a new email to Sony Pictures Entertainment, gloating over the studio’s “wise” decision to cancel the release of “The Interview” and warning not to distribute the film “in any form.”...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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    North Korea denies connection with Sony hacking

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Friday denied the FBI’s accusation that it was behind a devastating hacking attack on Sony but it said the now-shelved film “The Interview” mocked the impoverished but nuclear-armed country. “It...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, front row) pays tribute to the mausoleum of his father Kim Jong-il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2014, to mark the third anniversary of the senior Kim's death. The mausoleum enshrines the mummified bodies of Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, the current leader's grandfather and the founder of the North Korean government. (KCNA-Yonhap)
    UN General Assembly formally adopts landmark resolution on NK human rights

    NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday formally adopted a landmark resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations. The adoption has been widely expected...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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    FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday formally accused the North Korean government of being responsible for the devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, providing the most detailed accounting to date of a hugely expensive...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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    A look at North Korea’s cyberwar capabilities

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Most North Koreans have never seen the Internet. But the country Washington suspects is behind a devastating hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has managed to orchestrate a string of crippling cyber infiltrations...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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  • Cars enter Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    N. Korea-linked Sony hack may be costliest ever to US business

    NEW YORK (AP) — The unprecedented hack of Sony Pictures which a U.S. official says is linked to North Korea may be the most damaging cyberattack ever inflicted on an American business. The fallout from the hack...

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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    Cosmetic surgery on rise among N. Korean women: survey

    More North Korean women are seeking plastic surgery in a bid to resemble South Korean actresses, a recent survey of defectors showed. “A new generation of North Korean defectors dress according to the trends and undergo plastic...

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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