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>> tom last what about kyung lah was talking, about the shadowy group of hackers, the bureau 121, what do we know? >> we know they have it and we know they have probably a couple thousand people that theyve trained with that. and this almost meets the exact definition of asymmetrical warfare. you have a country that cant reliably launch a missile, even as close as japan, much less reach the united states. but if you can train a couple thousand top-level hackers like this, then they can cripple s...

The trail, an administration source says the north korean government directed a hacker or group from outside the country to launch the unprecedented attack. include this threat to american movie goers. the world will be full of fear. remember the 11th of september 2001. the masterminds likely part of the north korean spy unit bureau 121 which is tasked with developing an army of so-called cyberwarriors, recruited as children and trained for years at this military school, all apparently because t...

Bureau 121. this is according to a man that escaped the nation seven years ago and he tells cnn there are 1,800 cyberwarriors placed around the world hacking and attacking north koreas perceived enemies. he says this. "the silent war has already begun without a single bullet fired." we turn to peter singer, senior fellow at the new america foundation. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> as an expert in all of this in cyberterrorism, do you think it was the appropriate move for sony to yank "...

From the white house, that the u.s. is considering its options. >> given they destructive efforts or effects of this attack were treating this as a national security matter and as such, members of the presidents national security team have been having -- have been in regular meetings regarding this attack. >> the intelligence source confirms that u.s. security firms were first modified monday by the u.s. government they plan to publicly blame north korea. but this is completely inconsistent with...

World, were learning, with one sole mission to hack and cripple western interests. north korean soldiers, a parading force against the west. on state-run television, a mere ridiculous bravado of the military. but there are unseen soldiers in kim jong-uns cyberwar against the west. they have no face and only known by a number, bureau 121. what is bureau 121? they conduct the cyberattacks against overseas and enemy states, says jang se-yul. hes a north korean defector and independently trying to c...

Youre watching cnn. im brooke baldwin. imagine this. more than more than 1,000 cyberterrorists around the world, secret agents commissioned by north korea tasked to stage attacks against the enemy including the united states. they are part of bureau 121 and now a former pyongyang worker who defected to south korea is talking to cnn saying that the cyberwar has already begun. >> translator: cyberattack capability is more dangerous than nuclear weapon. at low cost and effort, north korea can cause...

To protect our companies. >> do you think bureau 121 is behind the sony hack on its own or do you think that other nations might be involved? its a very sophisticated attack. >> well, when it comes to cyberwarfare has been going around for many, many years and i think the reality is not other countries helping but what are other hackers doing? because right now i think theres a bunch of hackers out there, whether they are working for our nation state or on their own, who are having a party becau...

Defending the decision. a lot of folks in hollywood are concerned this sets a terrible precedent. whats going to happen in the future if theres another controversial film, and there will be. >> lets listen to chris rock. >> were you surprised the normally courageous, fair minded citizens of hollywood didnt stand up and stand with their brothers and sony? >> this whole thing is just scary, man. e-mails and its your private stuff. the whole town is scared. everybodys got to be scared. >> nobody kn...

1,800 secret agents around the world, that it may be a much more organized attempt by north korea to try to move into this parallel war of cyber war. >> she also spoke with a defector who worked as a computer analyst for the north. listen to what he had to say about this bureau 121. >> translator: cyber attack capability is much more dangerous than nuclear weapons because often its hard to find the attacker. at low cost an effort, north korea can cause an incredible impact on society, politicall...

Blueprint of the current attack mimicked an attack against south korea banks earlier last year and, according to a north korean defector, north korea has hackers called bureau 121 so theres speculation whether they were responsible for this, jake. >> bureau 121. pamela brown, thank you. lets go to chief security national correspondent jim sciutto. how does the white house plan to respond to what clearly seems to be cyberterrorism? >> the white house wants a proportional response but one that doe...