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North Korea hits out at ‘unilateral’ US sanctions in Sony hack aftermath

on Jan 4, 2015 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

North Korean officials have criticised the US for imposing sanctions against the state following the FBI blaming the rogue state for the infamous cyber-attack against Sony Picture Entertainment.

Officials from the DPRK have repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks which were seemingly perpetrated by a hacking collective intent on bringing to a halt the Interview’s depiction of Kim Jong Un’s death.

The sanctions were imposed on Friday against North Korea’s intelligence agency the Reconnaissance General Bureau, state arms dealer Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (Komid) and the Korea Tangun Trading Corporation.

Komid representatives stationed in Russia, Iran and Syria were Read full story ›

Source: The Drum