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The banks, some of the media companies were knocked off the air. it was incredibly disruptive. the thing thats important to note, again, it was about visibility that. the hackers aim to try to make ordinary life for south koreans extremely difficult for a short period of time. so the theory is bureau 121 is doing these practice runs in south korea. the targets are getting bigger and bigger. >> kyung lah, thank you. were joined by evan perez. he broke the news about hackers stealing the credentia...

Naming and shaming north korea publicly is another step, a move the u.s. took years to make with beijing, despite its multiple cyber attacks against u.s. businesses and government departments. if u.s. investigators identify the individuals behind the hack, the u.s. could also levy criminal charges against north korean hackers. a step the u.s. took against an elite group of chinese hackers earlier this year believed housed at this building outside of shanghai, known as unit 6139le. who were the a...

Tokyo. it sounds like a bad movie but its dangerous. tell us more about this bureau 121. >> reporter: its all too real, carol. i was in north korea a few months ago and i can tell you how remarkable it is that this country is able to pull together the funds to train and supply this group of 1800 technical wizards plugged from the elite. they can barely scrape together enough food and even in that capital city where they dont have enough electricity to keep the lights on 24 hours, they somehow ma...

Why we should be looking at what we can do. as pointed out, without resources, north korea cant develop its nuclear weapons program. without hard currency, it cant send, you know, students abroad to learn these skills in moscow or beijing and then come home and practice them. lets cut off their hard currency. thats what we should be doing to bureau 121. >> well, there is a sentiment right now. i want to show you the cover of the new york post in a headline "kim jong won." >> the thought was not ...

Issue. weve got to sit down nation to this subject is still raw. nation and have strong discussions. because all of our infrastructure is at risk. the president knew it was coming, addressing that reaction, before it even >> kyung lah, whats the started. >> let me say that i respect reaction in south korea particularly to the announcement your passion. and share your commitment to from the u.s. that north korea liberty and democracy. is behind this? the question is, how we uphold >> well, there ...

However, i do think by pulling the movies they gave the north koreans -- and lets be honest where this threat came from -- i think u.s. officials have reported that this came from north korea, bureau 121. what they effectively did was give them a victory and gave them what they wanted to achieve, which was the pulling down of this movie. i hope at some point this movie will be shown and the intrigue over it will make it more of a money maker. but i think pulling it gave them exactly what they wa...

Rules of warfare are not clear right now and something going into this next frontier we need to more clearly define. >> congressman michael mccaul, thank you so much. happy holidays, sir. >> you, too. white sand beaches, sunny skies, human rights abuses. it could soon be your dream vacation. cuba. the president pushing to ease travel restrictions there. plus, a network of cyberhackers positioned around the world. one man says north korea is behind the cryptic operation. you just heard congre...

Embarrassing emails and personal information about celebrities and studio execs federal officials say had become a threat to national security. the group claiming responsibility for the hack, the guardians of peace, warning theaters and moviegoers, if your house is nearby, youd better leave. >> they use very sophisticated malware, new tactics and techniques we havent often seen. >> reporter: abc news learned federal investigators determined north korea is responsible for the worst corporate cybe...

National security matter and a response is certainly coming. the white house press secretary josh earnest declined to specify whether a foreign government is behind the hacking and the toughest rhetoric to date on this swalituation, he describede attack on movie theaters destructive with ma lesh shous intent and that the exact tea merits further action. tonight, were also learning more about the secret nerve center for north korea cyberterror, known as bureau 121. hundreds may be working on atta...

Very least sponsored an individual or group to carry out the attack. a formal announcement from the justice department expected on thursday. this as sony pulled the plug on the christmas release of its controversial comedy "the interview" in light of recent threats. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: executives making the decision after some of the biggest theater chains decided not to screen the movie because of concerns for patrons safety. the group...