Cybersecurity
Obama Says Sony Hacks Not an Act of War, but Republicans Disagree
President Obama and Republicans in Washington disagree about the definition of digital warfare.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 12, 2014 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front L) inspecting the command of Korean People's Army (KPA) Unit 534.
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President Obama and Republicans in Washington clashed on Sunday over how to characterize the alleged North Korean hack of Sony's network.
In an interview with CNN that aired on Sunday, Obama appeared to rebut hawkish calls for swift retaliation against the far-Eastern foe by calling the North Korean hack a case of “cyber vandalism.”