Cybersecurity
North Korea Promises Harsh Response If Punished Over Sony Hack
The State Department says it takes such threats seriously, but says the regime should admit its involvement.
The Mass Games performed live in Pyongyang city of North Korea, September 2013.
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North Korea warned that any U.S. punishment over the hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment would lead to damage “thousands of times greater,” with targets including the White House and Pentagon.
The U.S. takes such threats “very seriously,” though it has “no specific credible threat information that lends credence” to them, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters today in Washington.