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The
cyber war between America and North Korea took another turn on Saturday
when North Korea's Internet and 3G mobile networks were paralyzed again
for the third time in a week.
North Korea's internet and mobile networks paralysed AGAIN a day after Pyongyang called President Obama a ‘monkey’ in row over Sony hack
- North Korea's Internet and 3G mobile networks were paralyzed Saturday
- North Korean government quickly blames the United States for the attack
- It comes after the dictatorship was blamed for a hack on Sony over a film
- This led to a cancellation of the comedy 'The Interview' in U.S. cinemas
- President Barack Obama said Sony made a mistake by cancelling
- The film was shown during screenings throughout America over holidays
- Leader Kim Jong Un called President Obama 'a monkey' for his comments
The cyber war between America and North Korea took another turn on Saturday when North Korea's Internet and 3G
mobile networks were paralyzed again for the third time in a week.
The
internet outage took hold on Saturday evening at 10.42 pm, for five
hours and the North Korean government was quick to blame the United
States for the cyber attack.
The
outage comes amid a diplomatic storm which has seen the North Korean
government call President Obama 'a monkey living in a tropical forest'
in a racist rant against the United States.
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Tit-for-tat: The film called The Interview shows Kim Jong Un dying after his helicopter is shot down
Jibe: Kim Jong Un, pictured surrounded by military commanders, was quick to blame the United States for the cyber attack
Officials
on the National Defense Commission, led by Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un,
branded America's leader 'reckless' and the country he leads
'shameless.'
But Washington has denied it had anything to do with the latest internet breach against the rogue state.
And
the U.S is still reeling after the Sony hacking leak which led to the
cancellation of the film The Interview, which showed scenes of a mock
death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The attack alleged to be by North Korea was aimed to deter Sony from showing the comedy film.
The
plot of which featured a scheme to assassinate North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un, and it resulted in major expense and embarrassment for Sony.
President
Barack Obama waded into the debate during his last press conference of
the year, saying that Sony Pictures Entertainment had made a crucial
mistake in censoring the Christmas Day release of 'The Interview.'
'Sony's
a corporation. It has suffered significant damage,' Obama said. 'There
were threats against its employees. I am sympathetic to the concerns
that they faced. Having said all that, yes, I think they made a
mistake.'
Hacked: The hackers, called the
Guardians of Peace, were upset about the James Franco-Seth Rogen comedy
The Interview in which the pair are sent to North Korea to kill Kim Jong
Un
New decision: Sony decided to show the
film in select cinemas during Christmas in the U.S. despite threats of
a terrorist incident
It was these remarks that fanned the flames of conflict between the two countries.
But
it also led Sony bosses to open the film on Christmas day in cinemas
and online, making more than $1 million in its first day.
President Barack Obama promised retaliation but did not specify what that would be.
New theory: Linguists at Seattle-based
cyber security firm Taia Global studied 1,600 words in the 'Guardians
of the Peace' emails and postings, and believe the native language of
the hackers is Russian
North
Korea continues to deny any involvement in the Sony hacking scandal,
instead, accusing the United States of temporarily shutting off its
internet this week.
Most of North Korea's heavily restricted internet traffic
passes through Chinese routers on its way to the outside world.
Some technology experts have suggested that it is China - increasingly annoyed by
North Korean behavior - that is behind North Korea's internet
troubles.
Today, another theory surfaced that Russia was to blame and not North Korea.
Security
experts from Seattle-based cyber security firm Taia Global suggested
that the origins of the now-infamous 'Guardians of the Peace' are
Russian.
They analyzed 1,600 words attached to the Sony emails the hacking group leaked to the media.
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