U.S. news sources are listing North Korea as the prime suspect in a massive cyber-attack on Sony pictures last week. The huge security breach is one of the largest in Hollywood history, and it appears to be in retaliation for the upcoming release of the Sony Pictures movie "The Interview", a raunchy comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogan which details a plan to assassinate North Korean president, Kim Jong Un. North Korean officials call the movie "undisguised terrorism and a war action," and threatened "a strong and merciless countermeasure" if the movie is released.
Responsibility for the malicious attack was claimed by a mysterious group #Guardians of Peace, and the tactics used are similar to a cyber attack committed last year by North Korea against the South Korean government. The disruptive attack leaked unreleased movies online, including a new Brad Pitt movie, "Fury" and the upcoming Christmas movie, "Annie". Salary information of Sony executives was also released.
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An incident in Georgia last week has drawn intense national attention. On Saturday in Clayton, GA, police officers pulled back a piece of wall between the garage and attic of a house and found 13-year-old Gregory Jean Jr. huddled inside. The boy had been missing for 4 years.
The boy's father and stepmother were arrested and held without bail on several charges, including false imprisonment and obstruction of an officer. The stepmother, Samantha Davis, also had several other child cruelty claims launched against her, including heating a pair of scissors and cutting off a piece of son's tongue.
The missing boy had been contacting his mother, who had called 911 and told authorities her son was being held against his will and being abused. The boy thanked rescuers for finding him.
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