Update - North Korea angle not going away apparently ....

Anti War.....

FBI Spurns Evidence on Sony Hack, Blames North Korea Again

Insists Everything Pointing Away From North Korea Not Credible

by Jason Ditz, December 30, 2014

Security experts are putting out a growing mountain of evidence in the Sony Pictures hack which points to the incident being an insider attack. and discrediting FBI allegations against North Korea.

The FBI has already made up their minds, however, and they’re not going to change them, loudly spurning all the evidence as non-credible, and insisting again that they are certain of North Korea’s guilt.

The evidence that has been released to the public points to insiders with broad knowledge of Sony Pictures’ internal network configuration, and experts say the group may have included as few as six hackers.

The FBI fixated on North Korea as the culprit from the start, and ignored all evidence to the contrary. The North Korea allegation, and the connection to the Interview movie, were not even suggested by hackers until after such allegations were made.

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FBI Fixated on North Korea for Sony Hack Despite New Evidence

( Actually , it's a bit more nuanced than the Anti War story would suggest )

The Bureau keeps publicly condemning Pyongyang for the Sony hack. But privately, it is listening to other theories, including those about an inside job.

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Tweets....

NK angle going away ?

‏@ClintSharpe

FBI agent confirmed: no longer looking at a North Korean angle for the Sony hack but...an insider.

http://gotnews.com/exclusive-breaking-fbi-inquiry-moved-los-angeles-involves-hacker-group-lulsec/ …

@FearDept

‏@Joyfully2

Cybersecurity Firm Identifies Six In Sony Hack — One A Former Company Insider http://news.yahoo.com/cybersecurity-firm-identifies-six-sony-hack-one-former-194123498.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw … via @YahooNews

Yahoo News

Cybersecurity Firm Identifies Six In Sony Hack — One A Former Company...

Norse, the cybersecurity firm that first identified a potential insider in the massive November hack of Sony Pictures, believes it’s uncovered evidence on six individuals primarily involved in the...

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Senior vice president at Norse Kurt Stammberger told the Security Ledger late Sunday the company has identified six people “with direct involvement in the hack,” two of whom are based in the U.S. along with one in Canada, Singapore and Thailand.

The list also includes a former decade-long Sony veteran who “worked in a technical role” and was laid off in May. Norse previously identified the ex-employee as “Lena,” and said she claimed to have connection to the “Guardians of Peace” hacker group that took credit for the attack against Sony, which has so far resulted in leaked employee information, executives’ emails, unreleased films and the limiting of “The Interview” theatrical release in response to a terrorist threat.

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Using Sony human resources documents leaked in the hack itself, researches looked back through employees with the background and motivation that would likely preclude such an attack. One with a “very technical background” included on a list of layoffs from earlier this spring stood out, and a follow up investigation of the individual’s online communications revealed disgruntled posts on social media referencing the layoffs.

After examining intercepted communications of other individuals engaged in contact with hacker and hacktivist groups in Europe and Asia (where the Sony hack was routed through), Norse connected one of those individuals with the Sony employee on a server that featured the earliest-known version of the malware used against Sony.

Stammberger said the company would report its findings to the FBI Monday.

“They’re the investigators,” Stammberger said. “We’re going to show them our data and where it points us. As far as whether it is proof that would stand up in a court of law? That’s not our job to determine, it is theirs.”

Stammberger also said Norse found evidence linking the employee to well-known illegal media download hubs like Pirate Bay, which frequently features free downloads of big-budget Hollywood films.

‏@THR

Sony Hack: New Evidence Points to Inside Job Say Security Experts http://thr.cm/FAiPEa 

Hollywood Reporter

Sony Hack: New Evidence Points to Inside Job Say Security Experts

By Hollywood Reporter @THR

Despite the FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to believe that the hack was an inside job, reports The...

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‏@DRUDGE_REPORT

SONY HACK WAS 'LAID-OFF STAFF' http://drudge.tw/1HYdX4x 

POLITICO

FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

By Tal Kopan @TalKopan

FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack were briefed Monday by a security firm that says its research points to laid-off Sony staff, not North Korea, as the perpetrator — another example of...

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‏@khuxford

Cybersecurity Firm Identifies Six In Sony Hack — One A Former Company Insider http://fb.me/6VN85z4fc 

Yahoo News

Cybersecurity Firm Identifies Six In Sony Hack — One A Former Company...

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‏@SAI

US investigators have a theory for how North Korea could have done such a sophisticated hack http://read.bi/1y2wflt 

BI Contributors

US Investigators Have A Theory For How North Korea Pulled Off Such A...

By BI Contributors @BI_contributors

Did Pyongyang hired hacker mercenaries?

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‏@thehill

FBI hears evidence questioning North Korea's role

The Hill

FBI hears evidence questioning North Korea's role in Sony hack

By The Hill @thehill

Experts point to a group of individuals, including at least one former Sony employee.

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‏@BenDoernberg

New from Reuters: FBI still says the Sony hack was North Korea, but could have hired outsiders http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/us-northkorea-cyberattack-idUSKBN0K71FK20141230 … 