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The article "Everything We Know About the Massive Sony Hack" describes how the massive technology corporation Sony has been under heavy cyber attack in the past few weeks. The Sony Movie division has been specifically targeted with upcoming movies being leaked, communication systems being shut down, and twitter accounts being taken over. This is really bad news for the company since box office totals significantly drop if the movie is leaked online before the release date. There is suspicion that North Korea is behind the attack because of The Interview, an upcoming movie where Kim Jong-un is portrayed as a target for assassination. North Korea has stated its disgust with this movie and its producer, Sony. The FBI and several United States government agencies are looking into this hack and treating North Korean involvement very seriously. This whole event may lead to even icier relations between North Korea and the United States.
In my opinion, North Korea needs to learn how to take a joke. The movie is a clear comedy that has no deeper, political meaning behind it. I doubt that James Franco and Seth Rogen are high international experts who purposely put subversive political agendas inside a generic, modern comedy. What it really boils down to is another situation where North Korea is going to whine until it gets what it wants from the outside world.
I'm not surprised that North Korea would do this. To respond this way to something that is so obviously parody is ridiculous and immature. After all, in America, our politicians are mocked constantly in comedy. But smart politicians know to ignore the jokes and take the high road. It's interesting that we wouldn't care about what North Korea thought if they didn't pose a threat.
ReplyDeleteIts scary to think that this could be North Korea behind the cyber attacks especially if it is just because of a movie. I recently read that Sony now believes that North Korea is most likely not behind the attack.This is because of the lack of sophistication in the hack, and the attacker used employee access. These findings led them to believe it is a disgruntled employee, but it has not been proven.
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