I saw a "MPAA Cyberterrorism Expert" on CNN the other day. I think Sony and the MPAA have been doing quite a bit to get people to believe that DPRK was culpable. I saw Seth Green tweet a direct quote from a Sony Press Release yesterday.
So there are a lot of issues at play here, which is why I'm cautious to endorse any viewpoint without really good documentation.
I definitely think you're right in saying North Korea has enough reason to deny responsibility. Let's not forget that Al Qaeda didn't take responsibility for 9/11 until 3 or 4 years after the fact.
>Let's not forget that Al Qaeda didn't take responsibility for 9/11 until 3 or 4 years after the fact.
Actually, applying the same line of reasoning also brought me to the same conclusion about Al Qaeda.
When Osama initially denied involvement it rang true because he had no motive to deny it if he actually was behind it. He wasn't going to suddenly stop being no. 1 on the FBI's most wanted list. He already had two sizable terrorist attacks to his name.
Whereas... consider what Bush and Cheney would have done if they had found conclusive proof that Mohammed Atta was the sole mastermind of the operation.
"Sorry guys, we can't retaliate because the perpetrators are all dead"?
This news has also sparked these revelations:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/12/7382287/project-goliath
So there are a lot of issues at play here, which is why I'm cautious to endorse any viewpoint without really good documentation.
I definitely think you're right in saying North Korea has enough reason to deny responsibility. Let's not forget that Al Qaeda didn't take responsibility for 9/11 until 3 or 4 years after the fact.