North Korea Hacked Sony The advancement of technology is changing the way nations can target each other without the use of military warfare. Technology has introduced the era of cyber-attacks which can damage another nation’s computers and information without even setting foot in the nation. The November 24, 2014, Sony hack attack was a demonstration of attacks the new era has encountered. Sony Corporation was hacked and 100 terabytes were stolen and destroyed. The company never recovered the information of employee files, emails, salaries and movies. The hack lead to many unanswered questions on who was behind the hack. Investigations by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) lead to a suspicion North Korea was behind the hack. North Korea hacked Sony Corporations because Sony is a company from Japan. The United States, Japan, and South Korea are North Korea’s biggest enemies. Sony is part of Japan and is also located in the United States. North …show more content…
According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, war is a very controversial topic and the meaning varies depending on the person. From the same source, war can be defined as a great disagreement between two nations or the act of threatening another country to the point of using military warfare. The Sony hack was an act of war because, after the Sony hack, the Internet in North Korea went down. North Korea suspected it was the United States because Barack Obama stated in a press conference at the end 2014, that America would respond in a timely manner (Hunter Walker, BusinessInsider.com). The hack North Korea experienced was the United States responding to the Sony hack. Nations who respond to each other using the same tactics is the beginning of small tensions rising between the nations. The tensions will soon escalate once one is placed with the wrong power to harm the other