FBI says there's nothing linking North Korea to Sony hack

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http://www.csoonline.com/article/2857455/business-continuity/fbi-says-theres-nothing-linking-north-korea-to-sony-hack.html

By Steve Ragan
Senior Staff Writer
CSO
Dec 9, 2014

During a panel discussion at a security conference hosted by Bloomberg 
Government, the FBI cyber division's assistant director, Joe Demarest, 
told attendees that at present, there is nothing to tie North Korea to the 
attacks on Sony Pictures.

"There is no attribution to North Korea at this point," he said. In 
addition, he said there hasn't been any confirmation of government 
involvement either, but he didn't elaborate on that statement. His 
comments were first reported by Reuters, shortly after they were made 
Tuesday morning.

The statements mark the first time a senior FBI official has commented on 
the record about the Sony investigation since allegations surfaced that 
North Korea was behind the incident.

It's been three weeks now since a group calling itself Guardians of Peace 
(GOP) claimed responsibility for compromising the Sony Pictures network. 
They made their presence known to the public on November 24, but Sony 
officials were warned about the coming problems late in the afternoon on 
November 21.

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