US Asks China for Help in Blocking N. Korea Cyber Attacks

The United States has rejected an offer by North Korea for a joint investigation in the hacking of Sony Pictures, and is reaching out to China to help block cyber attacks from Pyongyang. A U.S. official has said that in security talks with China, both sides agreed that conducting destructive cyber attacks is outside the norm of a civilized country. The request could be problematical because Washington has long said Chinese cyber theft has threatened U.S. defense secrets, hurt American...

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