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However, a senior White House official said it was extremely rare for the US to attribute cyber-attacks, and it was only done so because of the destructive nature of the attack, and because the White House saw it as "crossing a threshold". The BBC's Kevin Kim in Seoul says North Korea has denied any involvement in the hacking and is therefore likely to respond angrily to the latest measures. However, he says, as there is little trade between North Korea and the US the latest measures are unlikely to have any great effect, and will simply be heavy on symbolism.

Sony was embarrassed after a group calling itself Guardians of Peace leaked data from its computers, exposing emails and personal details. The group later threatened cinema chains planning to screen Sony's satirical North Korea comedy, The Interview. A small number of independent cinemas did screen the film, and it was released online. Announcing Friday's sanctions, the US said the apparent effort to stifle the movie release was part of the justification for the new restrictions.

North Korea has blamed the US for lengthy internet outages in the country last week. The CIA then enlists the pair to assassinate him. A guide to the Sony Pictures hack. Last year, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey's account was hacked, but the company said it had fixed the flaw that left his account vulnerable.

Dr Drew recently co-authored a paper warning about the potential of Twitter being used to sow disinformation. She said the latest incident highlighted the need for all major social media platforms to check their security measures, particularly in the run up to the US presidential vote in November.

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