Then again, had the attackers made their intentions clear up front, media outlets would be reticent about doing someone else's very dirty dirty work for them. B

Then again, had the attackers made their intentions clear up front, media outlets would be reticent about doing someone else's very dirty dirty work for them. By releasing what amounted to to celebrity gossip and no clear demand, lots of outlets that would otherwise hold back dived right in. Only when the story was well and truly a monster did the attackers show their full hand. If this is, in fact, what happened it represents a far more media savvy approach than most people would expect from NK. That suggests any involvement they had was in partnership with people who actually knew how to operate in America.