State-sponsored or not, Sony Pictures malware “bomb” used slapdash code

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Monday, December 22nd, 2014
State-sponsored or not, Sony Pictures malware “bomb” used slapdash code
According to multiple reports, unnamed government officials have said that the cyber attack on Sony Pictures was linked to the North Korean government.

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