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I can see that there would be other groups that don't like Sony, and would be interested in hacking them, but why would any of them (other than NK) target "The

I can see that there would be other groups that don't like Sony, and would be interested in hacking them, but why would any of them (other than NK) target "The Interview" in particular? Maybe that was a smoke screen, but that seems elaborate. Unless you're Kim Jong-un, the subject matter is pretty tame. (IE: not likely to rile up other domestic groups of crazy). I agree the evidence is weak, though. Probably not smart of the US government to publicly point fingers at this stage.

makomk 12y ago
From what I recall, the hackers first claimed to be going after The Interview well after Sony and most of the press announced it as a possible motive.
yourad_io 12y ago
The leaks started on November 24. > On December 1st, NBC News aired a segment reporting that the FBI were investigating the breach and the possibility that North Korea was involved. While this may sound far-fetched at first, North Korea has a clear motive in attacking Sony. That was the first NK link. > (December 8) Unlike previous disclosures that were straight-forward, this group of files comes shortly after the appearance of a Pastebin link (now 404) that purports to be from the GOP, and gives a reason for the attacks on Sony Pictures, linking it to the now controversial movie, “The Interview”. There is speculation that the new announcement may not be authentic as it did not get sent out via the previous channels, and suggests an almost afterthought of blaming the movie for their actions. That was the first time the GoP (if that was them in the first place) mentioning any of this. Two likely possibilities (imho): * Someone else did it purporting to be them, and the GoP didn't deny it for the extra lolz (+ it didn't hurt their cause/objectives) * They did it themselves to reinforce the media frenzy (by that time, the NK link was almost presented as a fact in many media sources) Think about it this way: If this is an independent group of hackers, completely unrelated with any states (through funding or otherwise), through the NK link they "leveled up": Convincing the World that this was NK, we're in cyberwar, the world is ending (etc) far outweighs "hacked Sony for the nth time". Qutoes from: https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/12/a-breakdown-and-analysis-of-the-december-2014-sony-hack/ https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/12/a-breakdown-and-an...

makomk 12y ago

From what I recall, the hackers first claimed to be going after The Interview well after Sony and most of the press announced it as a possible motive.

yourad_io 12y ago

The leaks started on November 24. > On December 1st, NBC News aired a segment reporting that the FBI were investigating the breach and the possibility that North Korea was involved. While this may sound far-fetched at first, North Korea has a clear motive in attacking Sony. That was the first NK link. > (December 8) Unlike previous disclosures that were straight-forward, this group of files comes shortly after the appearance of a Pastebin link (now 404) that purports to be from the GOP, and gives a reason for the attacks on Sony Pictures, linking it to the now controversial movie, “The Interview”. There is speculation that the new announcement may not be authentic as it did not get sent out via the previous channels, and suggests an almost afterthought of blaming the movie for their actions. That was the first time the GoP (if that was them in the first place) mentioning any of this. Two likely possibilities (imho): * Someone else did it purporting to be them, and the GoP didn't deny it for the extra lolz (+ it didn't hurt their cause/objectives) * They did it themselves to reinforce the media frenzy (by that time, the NK link was almost presented as a fact in many media sources) Think about it this way: If this is an independent group of hackers, completely unrelated with any states (through funding or otherwise), through the NK link they "leveled up": Convincing the World that this was NK, we're in cyberwar, the world is ending (etc) far outweighs "hacked Sony for the nth time". Qutoes from: https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/12/a-breakdown-and-analysis-of-the-december-2014-sony-hack/ https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/12/a-breakdown-and-an...