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U.S. Suspects North Korea Hired Hackers

SONY BREACHED

Investigation counters FBI findings.

It's likely that North Korea hired outside hackers to breach Sony in a massive hack last month, U.S. investigators believe. According to an unnamed official, the government is looking into whether North Korea "contracted out" the work, even after the FBI stood by its conclusion that Pyongyang was the primary attacker. The attack on Sony is thought to be the most destructive ever to occur on American soil.

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