Sony Pictures possibly hacked by North Korea

Sam Vander Forest

While most were enjoying the Thanksgiving break, Sony Pictures was dealing with a major hack in their systems and DVD-quality rips of four major movies leaking onto torrent sites.

The four movies that were released were “Fury,” “Annie,” “Mr. Turner,” and “Still Alice.” Three of those four have yet to hit theaters, which has added more suspicion and concern for Sony Pictures.

The story about this massive hack has transitioned from how it would affect Sony’s business as it expands its reach into films to now about North Korea’s possible involvement is.

A recent update in the investigation from BBC News says that a representative for the North Korean government has not denied involvement in the cyber-attack. When asked whether they were involved, the representative told the news outlet, “The hostile forces are relating everything to the DPRK [North Korea]. I kindly advise you to just wait and see.”

Officials from North Korea have complained to the UN and United States about Sony Pictures and their involvement in the upcoming Seth Rogen and James Franco film “The Interview.” The country referred to the film by calling it “an undisguised sponsorship of terrorism.”

So while the story began as just a headache for Sony Pictures and free DVD-quality torrents for online viewers, it may have escalated to a cinematic, Cold War scenario between North Korea and anyone supporting Sony Pictures and the film. Whether the country was involved in the attack or not we don’t know yet, but it is still clear that satirical films go right over Kim Jong-un’s head. The country’s response to the accusations were vague but describe the situation quite well; I guess we’ll just have to “wait and see.”