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The internet’s underworld allows people to buy drugs and download child pornography.


The group has hacked Sony before — and could be linked to this attack.


The FBI’s evidence for a North Korean connection is weak, but the US government might be holding back its strongest material.


The hacker group tried attacking North Korea twice before. Both were utter failures.


Line-by-line, here’s what North Korea really means when it, say, threatens to attack the White House.


The hackers either perfectly understood how American media works or badly misunderstood it.




If you look at North Korea’s long record of attacks, this one starts to make a lot more sense.


According to experts on both cyberwar and North Korea, the hack probably isn’t part of a broader online offensive.


The hackers who forced Sony Pictures to shelve The Interview have reportedly sent the studio another email promising to end the leaks unless Sony releases the movie in the future.


The Obama administration pointed the finger at North Korea for hacking into Sony Pictures and making terrorist threats against the movie The Interview.


“We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f*cking people.”


“I’m aware that I am a spy in the house of Pulitzer ... because I’m a statistician.”


It’s not just Sony: The Hermit Kingdom’s cyberwar program has been wreaking havoc for years.


This is an act of incredible cowardice, no matter the excuse or caveat used to explain it.