US seeks China's help to block cyberattacks from North Korea

Honolulu

THE Obama administration has asked China for help in countering North Korean cyberattacks as the United States seeks to respond to the financially costly assault on Sony Pictures.

But Kim Jong Un's regime insisted on Saturday there was no proof that it was behind the hack. It called for an investigation of the case to be conducted jointly by North Korea and the US government, saying that Washington "will face serious consequences" if it rejects the idea.