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More advanced, for lac, which keeps its client list confidential, the chief technology officer knows a devastating hack like the one on sony pictures can penetrate even the best cyberdefense. you have all these experts here. could you have protected against an attack like this? could anybody protect against it? >> not 100%, he says. its like catching a cold or getting the flu. or in sonys case, a disease that crippled a major corporation for the better part of a decade, the electronics and enter...

Super-saturday. this years biggest shopping day. those are some of our top stories on this friday, december 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin with a high-profile reaction to the sony hacking scandal. george clooney blasting hollywood for not supporting sony. >> a dangerous precedent is being set. >> reporter: it is a movie ending like hollywood has never seen. hackers who threatened to attack theaters that showed the controversial comedy "the ...

$1,000 and the mike rowe works foundation is great, helps people by awarding scholarships to people who show skill and interest in the trades. >> mike rowe we love you. >> sounds wonderful. lets get you to "the newsroom" with carol costello. end it here, hug it out, resist the flu, carol, with a hug. were hugging you digitally. >> oh, thank you. i feel all warm and fuzzy. im going to cry. have a great day. have a nice weekend. >> listen up! >> "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www...

Question of what to do is front and center. there are late developments on that as well. also, a north korean defector reveals secrets of pyongyangs shadowy team of cyberwarriors. speak to a man who served as one of the top cyberdefenders. we begin with the breaking news on how the infiltrators who ever they were actually did it. our justice correspondent, evan perez broke this story. he joins us now. stole the pass words of a system administrator so they could get access to the entire computer ...

Stole 77 million playstation accounts, knocking out the network for almost a month. >> people thought about so-called cyberterrorism, they thought hacking. >> reporter: asia strategist keith henry says sony was taken by surprise last a month. cybercriminals took control of sony pictures computer system, and they did something unprecedented, stealing massive amounts of data, and using it to devastate the company. >> it can inflict damage, immense amount of damage to corporate america. >> reporter...

Intelligence, intercepts with regional officials talking about this. saying that they probably did it. they have human intelligence, corroborating this. of course they cant tell us how they found out. but im pretty much positive that if the intelligence community is in agreement on this, that it is north korea. >> and yet tom, we have heard that sophisticated hackers can make it seem as though someone else did it, as though the hack originated from a different computer system. so can you be cert...

Also, a north korean defector reveals the secrets of pyongyangs cyber war yors. we speak to man who served as one of the top cyber defenders. we begin with the breaking news on how these infill traitors, whoever they were, actually did it. our justice correspondent evan perez joins us now. whats is it word? >> reporter: john, they made it look like an inside job. they stole, the hackers stole the credentials, the passwords of a system administrator, so that they could get access to the entire sy...

Corporation. for a better part of a decade, the electronics and entertainment giant has been a popular cyber target. three years ago in 201 1, hackers stole 77 million playstation accounts, knocking out the network for almost a month. >> people thought about cyberterrorism, they thought hacking. a strategist said sony was taken by surprise last month. cybercriminals took control of sony pictures computer system and they did something unprecedented. stealing massive amounts of data and using it t...

Koreans can power a blender. why should we believe it was the north koreans that broke into a multinational corporations computer system the way this group did. >> they actually have a very extensive cyber warrior capability. they have three to five thousand what they call cyber warriors ainu knit called bureau 121. in addition they have other hacker as part of the military -- >> bruce can i interrupt you. how do you know that? obviously its a very secretive society. so, how does the u.s. know t...

Access to the companys computers. were covering all angles of this fast-moving story this hour with our correspondents and guests, including the state department deputy spokeswoman marie hearth. but lets begin with the breaking news. evan, tell our viewers in the united states and around the world what your sources are now telling you. >> reporter: wolf, were learning from our sources that u.s. investigators have found evidence that the hackers who broke into sonys systems were able to get in by...