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SAN FRANCISCO - North Korea says it didn't hack Sony Pictures Entertainment.
A North Korean diplomat told Voice of America, a U.S. government-sponsored broadcaster, that it didn't have anything to do with the attack.
"Linking the DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) to the Sony hacking is another fabrication targeting the country," the unnamed official told VOA Wednesday in an exclusive interview.
"My country publicly declared that it would follow international norms banning hacking and piracy," the official said.
The FBI told USA TODAY on Thursday that its investigation into the attack is continuing.
The attack, which first became public last week, has crippled Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network.
The attackers also appear to be behind the release to pirating websites of five potentially blockbuster films, including Fury, Annie and Still Alice.
Some have suggested that the attack is in retaliation for a forthcoming comedy produced by Sony called "The Interview." It features James Franco and Seth Rogen as tabloid TV journalists who score an interview with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
As they prepare to travel to the secretive nation, they're recruited by the CIA to assassinate Kim.
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