On December 16th to 17th, Guardians of Peace threatened terrorist attacks on theaters viewing the movie. The Interview was canceled from theatrical release. North Korea was suspected to have hacked Sony through a data breach. Although the FBI claims that there is thorough evidence the hack was executed by North Korea, North Korea claims that it was not involved in the hack. However, in a recent interview, NK seems to hint at the possibility that they did hack Sony by praising the hackers. Suspicion of NK was exacerbated when the Internet went dark in North Korea some time two weeks ago. The U.S. denied involvement in this.
In response, US has placed sanctions on North Korea, angering NK, and causing them to call the U.S.'s accusations "groundless". This issue is difficult to deal with because there are no international treaties or norms about how to use digital weapons or respond to cyber attacks. Besides the newly placed sanctions, what the U.S. will do in response to this cyber attack is unclear to the public. US Foreign Policy on this issue is still hazy because of the lack of regulations on things involving cyberspace.
In response, US has placed sanctions on North Korea, angering NK, and causing them to call the U.S.'s accusations "groundless". This issue is difficult to deal with because there are no international treaties or norms about how to use digital weapons or respond to cyber attacks. Besides the newly placed sanctions, what the U.S. will do in response to this cyber attack is unclear to the public. US Foreign Policy on this issue is still hazy because of the lack of regulations on things involving cyberspace.