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The National Security Agency hacked North Korea long before Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked by a group backed by North Korea in November. The evidence gathered during the program helped the U.S. government tie Pyongyang to the attack on the Hollywood studio.

Former officials told the New York Times that the NSA began trying to hack into North Koreas networks in 2010 by breaking into the Chinese networks that link North Korea to the rest of the world. The agency also sifted through links in Malaysia that hackers use and eventually hacked directly into Pyongyang with help from South Korea and other allies.

The NSA program included placing malware into North KOrea networks and computers that their hackers use.

Despite the program, NBC News was told that U.S. intelligence did not have a hint that Sony was a target until Nov. 24, when Sony told the FBI about the attack. Still, these efforts gave the government enough confidence to blame North Korea for the attack in December. President Obama then approved new economic sanctions against North Korea in response.

When NSA director Gen. James Clapper went to North Korea on Nov. 6 to secure the release of two Americans held in North Korea, he actually had dinner in Pyongyang with his counterpart there. However, officials told the Times that he did not mention the Sony attack at that point. An NSA spokesman told the Times that Clapper did not talk about other matters because of the sensitivities surrounding the effort to secure the Americans release.

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How confident is the National Security Agency about its ability to wage cyberwarfare? Enough so that it's bragging about it. A new round of Edward Snowden leaks published by Der Spiegel reveal that the institution has not only been gearing up for a future of digital battles (it asked for $1 billion to improve its cyberattacks back in 2013), but boasts about what it can already do. For example, it touts that it can "drink your milkshake" (There Will Be Blood style) if you dare attack American government computers. When China hacked the Department of Defense in 2009, the NSA not only pinpointed the source of attack, but broke into China's intelligence network and monitored the country's spying efforts. This "fourth party collection," as the NSA calls it, lets the agency find out what's happening without doing all the hard work.

The NSA also makes it a point to use the tools and methods of their attackers against them, and to develop its own attacks against critical systems (like energy grids) in case they're needed. Its agents all that worried about getting caught, either. They regularly cover their tracks, such as by placing data on the servers of "scapegoat" targets to throw people off the scent.

It's not surprising that the NSA would turn the tables on its foes. However, it's willing to use "fourth party" techniques on any country that isn't part of the Five Eyes Alliance (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US), including its allies. And there's a concern that the US is shifting too much of its attention toward offensive capabilities, rather than focusing on defense -- it's hard to claim the moral high ground in cyberwarfare when you're willing and able to inflict serious damage.

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The United States is unprepared to defend government and commercial targets from a Sony Pictures-style cyberattack, according to a retired general who served as the nations top cybersecurity official.

An attack similar to the cyberhack of Sony Pictures Entertainment last month is a problem were not ready for, Gen. Keith Alexander, former head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, said today in an interview with ABCs Martha Raddatz on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

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The Sony attack clearly highlights that were not ready [to defend against a cyberattack], said Alexander, who jointly led U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA for three years before retiring in 2013.

The way were protecting our networks, its not working.

The United States has blamed North Korea for the attack against the movie studio, which released company emails, employee information, several movies and millions of emails. North Korea has denied involvement in the attack.

In recent weeks, the U.S. government has also been targeted by hackers. Supporters of the terrorist group ISIS last week hacked social media accounts belonging to the U.S. militarys Central Command, replacing the commands logo with the message i love you isis.

In a statement, Central Command called the attack cybervandalism but said it did not penetrate the commands operational networks.

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