Hackers behind Sony attack may have targeted other Asian countries, report says

The hackers behind the November 2014 cyberattack against US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment over its controversial comedy The Interview may have targeted Japan and other Asian countries in similar attacks, according to a report released on Wednesday by a private cybersecurity coalition.

The document notes that although the hacker group’s victims have mainly been in the United States and South Korea, malware linked to the group has been detected in other Asian countries such as Japan, China and India.

US authorities have accused North Korea of carrying out the Sony Pictures cyberattack that took place ahead of the planned release of The Interview, a comedy about an assassination attempt on the country’s leader Kim Jong-un. For the full article click here 

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