See US investigators North Korea behind cyber attack – N24

The hacker attack on Sony always gets wider circles. After threats because of the movie “The Interview” has canceled the theatrical release of the US comedy club. Infected North Korea behind the cyber attack?

After terrorist threats against demonstrations of the controversial film “The Interview” is the film studio Sony Pictures the theatrical release of the comedy canceled. “In view of the decision of a majority of our cinema operators, the film ‘The Interview’ not to show, we have decided to cancel the planned for December 25 release date,” cited numerous US media from a statement by the film studios. US authorities suspect behind the cyber attack hacker on behalf of North Korea.

It has come from official Washington to the conclusion that North Korea played a central role in the penetration of computers from Sony Pictures ” “I reported the” New York Times “, citing unnamed government officials. Investigators were located “99 percent sure” that the hackers had worked on behalf of the North Korean government also reported the “Washington Post”.

The government is to not have a reaction the alleged “cyber-terrorist attack” agree, the “New York Times”. An official statement by the authorities was expected for Thursday. The government weigh up a number of options, the spokeswoman said the National Security Council, Bernadette Meehan, the newspaper.

US President Barack Obama suggested the Americans, despite all the threats, “without fear to the cinema “to go. For now, the threats are not credible, he pointed in the evening in an interview with “ABC News” on.

“We respect and understand the decision of our partners and of course also share their focus on the safety of their employees and moviegoers, “Sony justified the decision to withdraw the film from theaters. In addition, Sony has decided against any other form of release of the film, be it as a video on the private cable ducts or on DVD, quoted the magazine “Variety” a Sony spokeswoman.

had previously reported numerous large cinema chains in North America, not wanting to show the film. The planned for Thursday New York premiere was called off according to media reports. As the “Hollywood Reporter” reported the Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema decided not to show the film. The attackers were published in e-mails to reporters concrete threats with reference to the September 11, 2001. According to “Wall Street Journal” also wants the fourth-largest US cinema chain Carmike Cinemas not show the film. Sony Pictures have cinemas to decide whether they want to bring the strip, leave yourself. – An unprecedented approach for Hollywood, such as the “Wall Street Journal” reported

The threats around the movie probably came from the same people who had attacked the end of November the computer systems from Sony Pictures, told the “Wall Street Journal”. Citing sources in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation Fox News reported that North Korea was behind these cyber attacks. However, the attack was “not necessarily” takes place in the country itself.

The hackers had succeeded in an unprecedented action, nationwide access the databases of the Group. For days the IT operations was paralyzed by Sony Pictures. Sony spoke of a “shameless cyber attack”. A hacker group called “Guardians of Peace” has claimed responsibility for the attacks and called upon to stop the movie “The Interview”. North Korea denied that they have been involved in the attack.

“The Interview” should launch in the US on December 25th. In the strip get two US journalists, played by Seth Rogen and James Franco, the job that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to kill at a interview opportunity. In Germany, the film should, the production cost about 44 million dollars (35 million euros), launched in February.