Japan and South Korea have spoken out against North Korea’s alleged hacking attack on Sony Pictures.
The two countries are the latest to condemn the actions by North Korean hackers, which caused Sony to pull a comedic movie about the assassination of leader Kim Jong Un.
Leaders in both Japan and South Korea also said they would help should the United States want to launch an international effort against cybercrime, according to Reuters.
The U.S. determined this week that the hackers of Sony, who released thousands of internal emails and documents as well as made terrorist threats should the movie be released, were acting on behalf of North Korea.
The government of China, the only major ally North Korea has, has yet to respond to the ordeal, but one of its state-run papers criticized both sides.
“A movie like ‘The Interview’ … is nothing to be proud of for Hollywood and U.S. society,” the Global Times, a tabloid run by the Chinese Communist Party, said in its English version. “The vicious mocking of Kim is only a result of senseless cultural arrogance.”
“South Korea will continue to share related information related to the cyberattack against Sony Pictures,” the South Korean foreign ministry said in a statement. “We will also continue to cooperate internationally to strengthen deterrence and response towards cyberattacks.”
