韩国对平壤被控组织黑客攻击暂表沉默

South Korea said Friday it is withholding judgment on whether Pyongyang was behind the Sony Pictures hacking incident that analysts say threatens the financial viability of the movie industry.

Lim Byeong-cheol, South Korean Ministry spokesman said: "It is not proper for our government to confirm whether North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures\' hacking incident. Regarding Sony Pictures\' decision to cancel the screening and release of the film \'The Interview\', our understanding is that it was the company\'s own judgment."

On the streets of Seoul, people are speaking out about the cancelled release of the film about a fictional plot to kill the Korean leader Kim John Un.

Jeon Yeon-su, a Seoul resident, said: "First, I think it was a good decision not to release \'The Interview\' because it is the best way to prevent terror, or North Korea\'s threats. However when it comes to the freedom of expression, another resolution should be considered"

"I think it is a bit unfortunate that the film release has been delayed as, in a sense, releasing the film itself could arouse citizens\' attention," she added

The White House is treating a cyber attack on Sony Pictures as a "serious national security matter, but there has been no direct condemnation of North Korea for its alleged role in the hacking incident.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: “This is something that\'s being treated as a serious national security matter. There is evidence to indicate that we have seen destructive activity with malicious intent that was initiated by a sophisticated actor.\'\' 

The White House spokesman added that President Barack Obama\'s National Security Council is considering a proportionate response to the cyber attack.

Sony cancelled the December 25 release of "The Interview," after some major theater chains chose not to show it, after a hacker group calling itself Guardians of Peace threatened to harm anyone showing or attending the film.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says "there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters."  President Obama also downplayed the threat, saying his "recommendation would be that people go to the movies."

韩国韩国统一部发言人林丙哲表示： “要求我国政府确认朝鲜是否幕后指使索尼影业黑客事件是不合适的。关于索尼影业决定取消播映和发行影片《采访》，我们的理解是，这一判断是索尼公司自己作出的。”

首尔街头，民众对取消发行这部虚构阴谋朝鲜领导人金正恩的影片发表看法。

首尔居民全永素说：“首先，我认为，停止发行影片《采访》的决定是明智之举，因为这是防止恐怖或者朝鲜威胁的最好方法。 不过，说到言论自由，其他处理办法也应得到考虑。”

她还表示：“我认为，影片推迟公映多少有点遗憾，因为某种意义上讲，发行这部影片本身可能会引起民众的注意。”

白宫目前将索尼影业遭受的网络攻击事件当作‘严重的国家安全问题’处理。

白宫发言人欧内斯特说：“这件事情目前正在被作为一次严重的国家安全问题处理。有证据显示，我们发现了破坏活动，其意图险恶，始作俑者老奸巨猾。”

欧内斯特还说，奥巴马总统的国家安全委员会正在考虑应对这次网络攻击的适当措施。

索尼取消了12月25日发行影片《采访》，因为一些主要连锁剧场决定不放映这部影片，此前一个自称‘和平卫士‘的黑客组织威胁伤害放映或者观看这部片子的人。

美国国土安全部表示，“尚无有关针对电影院现实阴谋的可靠情报。”奥巴马总统低调处理有关威胁。他说，他建议民众还是去看电影。