The Obama Administration is ready to point the finger at north korea for the unprecedented sony hack. A move that could come as early as this morning. Were considering a range of options about how to respond. Among the possible options, more sanctions. The administration insisting the response will be strong. Ky assure you the United States government is not blinking, were not backing down, were not in a crouching or fear position here. Sources tell cnn theres evidence that the hackers stole computer credentials from a sony System Administrator to get access to the companys computer system. The white house said it did not pressure sony to pull the interview, the controversial comedy which depicts the assassination of north korean dictator, kim jongun. Take him out. For coffee, dinner . We believe that kind of artistic expression is worthy of protection. U. S. Officials are considering exactly how to characterize the hack, which some are calling an act of terrorism. I see it as cyberter
Has a new lease on life. Just wait until you hear how special his prosthetic legs are. And thank you again for joining us. His name, by the way, is derby. And well get to derbys story a little later in this hour. Well, the u. S. Is now very close to publicly blaming north korea for the cyberattack on sony. U. S. Investigators tell cnn they have uncovered evidence that hackers broke into sonys computers by stealing credentials of a System Administrator. That will prove it was not an inside job. Some prominent u. S. Lawmakers are already blaming north korea. An announcement from the white house could happen in the coming hours. If blaming north korea is a forgone conclusion, the bigger question is how will the white house respond. Cnns pamela brown looks at some possible options. Reporter u. S. Officials are looking to place the blame on north korea, pulling the plug on its comedy the interview, depicting the assassination of kim jong un. Take him out. Law enforcement sources say the blu
Breaking news, the white house calls the crippling attack on sony pictures, a quote, Serious National Security matter but today no formal response from the white house. One day after cnn reported that u. S. Investigators concluded that north korean leaders ordered the attack. A statement from the administration blaming north korea and laying out the response was anticipated as early today instead a white house spokesperson didnt use the words north korea in responding to questions about the attack, simply saying the investigation is ongoing. Im not prepared to ascribe any accountability for this specific act or to describe who might have been the sophisticated actor that initiated it. And careful to use the word act or using the word terror or war or anything like that. Could this mean the u. S. Is about to blame other countries or third parties. And today posters for the movie the interview, many are upset sony did not pull the picture. And pamela is outfront, why no formal response f
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