North Korea’s cyber attack on Sony has generated debate as to whether it was an “act of war” or “cyber-vandalism.” The answer lies in between the two extremes – the cyber attack was an act of international terrorism intended to coerce or intimidate the population.
As such, the United States should return North Korea to the state sponsors of terrorism list. Pyongyang had been on the list until the Bush administration removed it in 2008 in a failed attempt to stimulate progress in the Six Party Talks nuclear negotiations.
North Korea has conducted several previous cyber attacks against U.S. and South Korean government agencies, as well as South Korean banks, businesses and media organizations. None of the attacks, however, were accompanied by threats of physical destruction as with the attack on Sony.
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