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N. Korea Demands Probe

North Korea Denies Hack Involvement, Demands Probe

North Korea said U.S. accusations that it was involved in a cyberattack on Sony Pictures were "groundless slander" and demanded a joint investigation with the U.S. into the incident.
An unnamed spokesman of the North's foreign ministry said there would be "grave consequences" if Washington refused to agree to the joint probe and continued to accuse Pyongyang, the official KCNA news agency reported Saturday.

North Korea orders joint probe into Sony hacking

North Korea is proposing a joint investigation with the U.S. to look into the massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

On Saturday, a spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang promised "grave consequences" if the U.S. does not agree to a joint investigation.

"The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault" with North Korea, the spo