North Korea has once again denied that it was behind the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures after the FBI announced on Friday that the country was “responsible” for the hack.
Instead, it’s offering to launch a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking attack, warning of “serious consequences” if the proposal is rejected, the Associated Press reports.
The message, which was carried by Pyongyang’s official state-run news service, comes on Saturday following President Barack Obama’s statement on Friday that the U.S. would retaliate for the attack, responding “in a place and manner and time that we choose.”
“The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault with (North Korea),” an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
“We have a way to...
Instead, it’s offering to launch a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking attack, warning of “serious consequences” if the proposal is rejected, the Associated Press reports.
The message, which was carried by Pyongyang’s official state-run news service, comes on Saturday following President Barack Obama’s statement on Friday that the U.S. would retaliate for the attack, responding “in a place and manner and time that we choose.”
“The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault with (North Korea),” an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
“We have a way to...
- 12/20/2014
- by Maane Khatchatourian
- Variety - Film News
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