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US imposes new sanctions on North Korea over Sony hacking

The United States has imposed new sanctions on North Korea as part of its first response to the cyber attack on Sony Pictures.

The FBI has blamed North Korea for the attack which leaked confidential data from Sony computers.

North Korea has denied the allegation but expressed fury over Sony's comedy The Interview, which features a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un.

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The Interview movie: Online warning of 9/11 style attack

The online warning against filmgoers who see Seth Rogen and James Franco's upcoming Sony film The Interview was purportedly posted by 'Guardians of Peace' hackers.

The warning, written in broken English, hints at a September 11-style attack and recommends "to keep yourself distant" from the places showing the film.

We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview” be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to.

Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made. The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of September 2001.

We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.)Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment. All the world will denounce the SONY.

– Online threat purported to be posted by 'Guardians of Peace' hackers

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