US seeks China's help to combat North Korean hackers

The US has sought China’s help to curb North Korea’s ability to launch Cyberattacks, as first steps of a proportional response to recent Cyberattacks that pressured Sony into dropping a film, senior administration officials told the New York Times.

Obama has also asked the US military’s Cyber Command, which is led by the National Security Agency, to produce a range of offensive options that could be directed at North Korea.

“What we are looking for is a blocking action, something that would cripple their efforts to carry out attacks. There are a lot of constraints on us, because we live in a giant glass house,” an official said.

Though North Korea have denied responsibility for the Cyberattacks on Sony, the US has placed responsibility for the attacks on North Korea, and vowed to respond.

US warns North Korea over Sony cyber-attacks  (18 Dec 2014)

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