North Korea Says It Didn’t Hack Sony Pictures; North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Still Not Happy About James Franco Seth Rogen Christmas Assassination Film The Interview

North Korea denied that the country was behind the cyber-attack of Sony Pictures. The James Franco Seth Rogan movie, The Interview, reportedly upset Kim Jong-un, North Korea's president, as well it might, the movie was about killing him, but that's not why we've seen a spate of free movies and financial disclosures.

It's been a week since hackers with alleged to North Korea launched a massive cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The hacking led to speculation that the leaked movies were a reprisal for the upcoming film The Interview. But a North Korean officials says the country had nothing to do with it.

Sony Pictures' computer systems were hacked, the company's email was disabled and other internal systems were unworkable for about a week after the Nov. 24 cyberattack. A group called "Guardians of Peace" took responsibility for the hacking. The group then leaked Sony Pictures Executives' salaries and other internal data online.

"Linking the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea) to the Sony hacking is another fabrication targeting the country. My country publicly declared that it would follow international norms banning hacking and piracy,"an unidentified North Korean diplomat told Voice of America.

Variety reported that a spokesman for North Korea's United Nations delegation made cryptic comments to the BBC earlier this week. Answering questions about the Sony hacking, a North Korean official told the BBC to "kindly just wait and see."

But the hackers also put out data that allegedly revealed the finances behind Sony's upcoming film "The Interview." The hackers also made five Sony films available for free. The films included the new Brad Pitt movie "Fury" and the films "Annie," "Mr. Turner," "Still Alice" and "To Write Love on Her Arms" which have not been released.

According to rumors, North Korea planned the Sony Picturs cyber-attack in retaliation for the film "The Interview." The film The Interview is a political satire that stars James Franco and Seth Rogen as American journalists who are approached by the CIA to assassinate Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader.

Voice of America reported that North Korean officials called "The Interview" propaganda and promised to take "merciless counter-measures." North Korean officials hit up President Obama to ask that the movie be blocked from release.

Sony still plans to premiere The Interview on Christmas Day.

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