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Sony hack: US mulls putting N Korea back on terror list | |
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President Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures. | |
A decision would be taken after a review, he said, calling the attack an act of cyber-vandalism, not of war. | |
North Korea denies the attack over The Interview, which depicts the fictional killing of its leader Kim Jong-Un. | |
Sony cancelled the Christmas Day release after threats to cinemas. It is considering "a different platform". | |
Costly | |
In a CNN interview, President Obama described the hacking as a "very costly, very expensive" example of cyber-vandalism. | |
He said US officials would examine all the evidence to determine whether North Korea should be put back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. | |
"I'll wait to review what the finding are," Mr Obama said, adding that he did not think the attack "was an act of war". | |
North Korea had been on the US list for two decades until the White House removed it in 2008, after Pyongyang agreed to full verification of its nuclear sites. | |
On Saturday, the US also asked China to curb North Korea's cyber-attacks. | |
So far there has been no response from Beijing - North Korea's main ally. North Korea's communications run through China. | |
The FBI said on Friday that North Korea had carried out last month's cyber-attack, in which script details and private emails were leaked. | The FBI said on Friday that North Korea had carried out last month's cyber-attack, in which script details and private emails were leaked. |
The US defended its findings on Saturday, with US National Security spokesman Mark Stroh saying: "We are confident the North Korean government is responsible for this destructive attack." | The US defended its findings on Saturday, with US National Security spokesman Mark Stroh saying: "We are confident the North Korean government is responsible for this destructive attack." |
"If the North Korean government wants to help, they can admit their culpability and compensate Sony for the damages this attack caused," he said. | "If the North Korean government wants to help, they can admit their culpability and compensate Sony for the damages this attack caused," he said. |
The Interview saga | The Interview saga |
The Interview features James Franco and Seth Rogen as two journalists who are granted an audience with Mr Kim. The CIA then enlists the pair to assassinate him. | The Interview features James Franco and Seth Rogen as two journalists who are granted an audience with Mr Kim. The CIA then enlists the pair to assassinate him. |
The film's cancelled release drew criticism in Hollywood, with some calling it an attack on the freedom of expression. | The film's cancelled release drew criticism in Hollywood, with some calling it an attack on the freedom of expression. |
Sony says it made the decision after most US cinemas chose not to screen the film, following the threats. | Sony says it made the decision after most US cinemas chose not to screen the film, following the threats. |