White House Calls Sony Cyber Attack "Serious National Security Matter"

The White House considers the devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment “a serious national security matter,” and is weighing how to respond. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the federal government is devoting significant resources to determining who is responsible for the assault. Administration officials are taking the attack seriously, in part, because the hackers didn’t just steal and leak information, they also destroyed information on Sony’s network in an effort to disrupt the company’s operations. “The activity we’ve seen here is destructive with malicious intent. It’s being investigated as such by the FBI and Department of Justice,” Earnest said. President Barack Obama is monitoring the situation closely, said Earnest, adding that there have been a number of daily meetings about the breach at the White House