# The hackers won... (The Interview Thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 17, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302 "2014-12-17T12:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![slo\_ride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@slo\_ride](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slo_ride)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/41 "2014-12-20T19:59:42Z")
Remember when the US government put a guy in jail and blamed him for the death of a US ambassador because of the movie he made? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/42 "2014-12-21T07:16:54Z")
It’s entertaining that the facts the FBI used for attribution are argued by every single person in the security community. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/43 "2014-12-21T07:39:38Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > It’s entertaining that the facts the FBI used for attribution are argued by every single person in the security community. So who does the security community blame for the hacks? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/44 "2014-12-21T07:55:45Z")
> [@08GT500](#): > > So who does the security community blame for the hacks? Everyone is waiting for actual useful details to be released 🙂 This was what the FBI went off of > - _Technical analysis of the data deletion malware used in this attack revealed links to other malware that the FBI knows North Korean actors previously developed. For example, there were similarities in specific lines of code, encryption algorithms, data deletion methods, and compromised networks._ > - _The FBI also obse__rved significant overlap between the infrastructure used in this attack and other malicious cyber activity the U.S. government has previously linked directly to North Korea. For example, the FBI discovered that several Internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with known North Korean infrastructure communicated with IP addresses that were hardcoded into the data deletion malware used in this attack._ > - _Separately, the tools used in the SPE attack have similarities to a cyber attack in March of last year against South Korean banks and media outlets, which was carried out by North Korea_ Few random blog posts > **[Why I \*still\* dont think it’s likely that North Korea hacked Sony.](https://marcrogers.org/2014/12/21/why-i-still-dont-think-its-likely-that-north-korea-hacked-sony/)** > > So the FBI has come out and said it. North Korea was behind the Sony hack. With some pretty strongly worded rhetoric, they lay out exactly why they feel confident enough to lay the blame for this c… > **[FAUXTRIBUTION?](https://krypt3ia.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/fauxtribution/)** > > Well here we are… It’s the beginning of the cyber wars my friends. POTUS came out on stage and said that we would have a “proportionate response” to the hacking of Sony and … Also someone stealing a bunch of stuff from a company with weak security isn’t very interesting this however is much cooler Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory > **[Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/12/computer-intrusion-inflicts-massive-damage-on-german-steel-factory/)** > > Blast furnace can't be properly shut down after attackers take control of network. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/45 "2014-12-22T16:09:55Z")
So did N. Korea get hacked or was that internet BS? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/46 "2014-12-22T16:31:19Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > So did N. Korea get hacked or was that internet BS? Someone probably just flooding their internet connection. North Korea has a very very limited internet presence and only a small group of people even have access them being offline isn’t a big deal. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/4/e471116dfbd1e7eb0f4b150e27278ec4bbcba705.jpeg "VICE: North Korean Computer Lab | HBO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi93PWZ0bMI) ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/47 "2014-12-23T10:35:11Z")
on a somewhat related note. ![http://i.imgur.com/suEg4KK.gif](http://i.imgur.com/suEg4KK.gif) ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/48 "2014-12-23T10:37:58Z")
that’s awesome ---
**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/49 "2014-12-23T12:40:14Z")
And now Sony is releasing it…[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30589472](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30589472) Reaffirms my thought all along that it was a stunt to drum up interest in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/50 "2014-12-23T12:55:17Z")
> [@Darksyde](#): > > And now Sony is releasing it…[The Interview: Sony's North Korea film to be screened in US - BBC News](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30589472) > > Reaffirms my thought all along that it was a stunt to drum up interest in the movie. It wasn’t a stunt the blaming N Korea could be a stunt but the loss of data and them getting hacked is legit. Especially with the huge involvement the FBI and other agencies have had ---
**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/51 "2014-12-23T13:18:27Z")
Its the Illuminati s fault [http://illuminatiwatcher.com/illuminati-symbolism-interview-film-poster/](http://illuminatiwatcher.com/illuminati-symbolism-interview-film-poster/) ---
**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/52 "2014-12-24T10:50:00Z")
And now you can stream it lol [http://www.wgrz.com/story/life/movies/2014/12/24/sony-works-deal-to-show-interview-online/20859587/](http://www.wgrz.com/story/life/movies/2014/12/24/sony-works-deal-to-show-interview-online/20859587/) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/53 "2014-12-24T11:03:11Z")
Watching it now ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/54 "2014-12-24T14:28:22Z")
[https://kernel-2.hs.llnwd.net/Elephant\_ENG20\_1080\_16x9\_240\_2398\_3.5Mbps.mp4?p=30&e=1419620524&cid=tok\_15DKOW41XxbTuBP7T5pefT1R&h=dafa23e0aafaa9ea14336ba72770964b](https://kernel-2.hs.llnwd.net/Elephant_ENG20_1080_16x9_240_2398_3.5Mbps.mp4?p=30&e=1419620524&cid=tok_15DKOW41XxbTuBP7T5pefT1R&h=dafa23e0aafaa9ea14336ba72770964b) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/55 "2014-12-24T19:15:24Z")
Just grabbed the 1080p rip from Usenet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/56 "2014-12-25T07:25:15Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > [https://kernel-2.hs.llnwd.net/Elephant\_ENG20\_1080\_16x9\_240\_2398\_3.5Mbps.mp4?p=30&e=1419620524&cid=tok\_15DKOW41XxbTuBP7T5pefT1R&h=dafa23e0aafaa9ea14336ba72770964b](https://kernel-2.hs.llnwd.net/Elephant_ENG20_1080_16x9_240_2398_3.5Mbps.mp4?p=30&e=1419620524&cid=tok_15DKOW41XxbTuBP7T5pefT1R&h=dafa23e0aafaa9ea14336ba72770964b) that is pretty decent quality. i wonder how long that will be up ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/57 "2014-12-25T07:37:46Z")
So the website the movie is released on [https://www.seetheinterview.com/](https://www.seetheinterview.com/) was broken you could ‘rent’ it and it also allowed you to download it with no DRM. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/58 "2014-12-25T17:59:31Z")
45 minutes in and it’s funnier than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/59 "2014-12-27T07:18:11Z")
Another update. > **[North Korea blasts U.S. over release of 'The Interview' - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-the-interview-reaction/index.html)** > > The North Korean government is fuming over the release of the "The Interview," claiming President Barack Obama forced the film into distribution. More and more people are leaning towards it not being NK 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302/60 "2014-12-27T07:39:57Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Another update. > > [http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-the-interview-reaction/index.html?hpt=hp\_c2](http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-the-interview-reaction/index.html?hpt=hp_c2) > > More and more people are leaning towards it not being NK 🙂 But, but…the IP address said it was them!!! Maybe it was Dennis Rodman? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hackers-won-the-interview-thread/271302.md?page=4)