sour sources with first hand knowledge into the hacking attack on sony pictures computers is devastating in size and scope and it has caught the attention of government officials at the highest levels. while it s still unclear if it was north korea, an anarchist group or even a former employee with a grudge that breached sony s computers. what is clear is that the infiltration is deep and damaging. a group known as the guardians of peace is claiming responsibility for breaking into the studio s computers, leaking personal information of celebrities as well as scathing email exchanges between producers and directors. some even bad-mouthinged a-list actors. in one exchange an oscar winning producer calls angelina jolie minimally talented and a spoiled brat. i think it s a very scary trend and it s something that organizations which have sensitive information have to be very concerned about. the document also revealed the social security numbers of more than 47,000 people
destroyed so many homes last year and killed so many people. that is the biggest fear. this time with the biggest typhoon to hit the entire world this year, with typhoon hagupit. thankfully the eye of the storm passed through, but brought with it a lot of rain and that brings concerns of flooding and landslides. christine. thanks for bringing us that story. i know it has not been a comfortable couple days. thank you, saima. north korea says it is not behind the hacking attack on sony. they are not behind it, but they like it. the country-state run media calls it a righteous deed. the attack crippled the compa company s computer system. the government was suspected by many though because of sony s
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protesters are calling for more of a police presence and the police chief is promising to do just that. 17-year-old robert mitchell turned himself in to police following the arrest of a 15 and 16-year-old. police have identified another 17-year-old, but he s still at large. two of the teens in custody are black, the third is hispanic. but even before suspects were in custody, police said the crime had no connection to ferguson. megyn. trace, thank you. we re going to get back to ferguson in a moment with an extraordinary sheriff out of milwaukee who is making big headlines for standing up to eric holder. but up next, senator rand paul is here on how the gop plans to counter president obama s most sweeping executive action yet and why a 2016 white house run is in the work. what got north korea so upset that they declared war and have now become the prime suspect in the hacking attack on sony pictures? thththththth
could north korea even carry out such a sophisticated attack? they can buy hackers on demand. so can you go out to the free market and you can say, this is what i want to have happen. here s a certain amount of money, just make it happen. reporter: experts say kim jong-un like his father is a voracious consumer of western movies but that doesn t mean they can take a joke. when they see themselves being ridiculed in these media forms that they love, it must really hurt them more than a sanction by the united states or by the u.n. security council. reporter: contacted by cnn sony would only say it s a criminal matter and working with law enforcement to address it. the fbi confirms it is investigating the sony hack. meanwhile, experts say sony will likely lose millions of dollars this holiday season from people viewing illegal downloads of those movies online rather than going to theaters. brian todd, cnn, washington. yeah, and as we heard sony pictures suspects north korea coul