North Korean Web goes dark days after Obama pledges response to Sony hack

A South Korean army soldier watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 22. (Ahn Young-Joon/AP)

By Cecilia Kang,, Drew Harwell and Brian Fung December 22 at 10:55 PM

North Korea’s fledgling Internet access went dark Monday, days after President Obama promised a “proportional response” to the nation’s alleged hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The question of who pulled the plug immediately became the stuff of a global cyber-mystery.
North Korean Web Goes Dark Days After Obama Pledges Response to Sony Hack by Thavam Ratna