Following the cyber attack, which was one of the most virulent on US soil to date, there was speculation that Sony had been targeted in retaliation for its forthcoming film The Interview, a comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists hired by the CIA to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un.
Mockery of North Korean leadership is regarded by the country as an assault on its sovereignty.
When details about the film's plot were released in July a North Korean official told The Telegraph it was called it a "wanton act of terror" and warned of "merciless retaliation".
North Korea has active cyber-warfare capabilities. Some experts found similarities between the code used to hack the Sony computers and attacks targeting South Korean companies last year attributed to the North.
Last month's hacking of computers belonging to Sony Pictures Entertainment, one of America's largest film studios, resulted in the leaking of personal information of some 47,000 individuals, including details of celebrities' earnings, and crippled parts of the company's internal network.
The hackers made at least five new Sony films available on filesharing websites, including the recently released Fury and Still Alice and the unreleased To Write Love on Her Arms.
The Interview is due for release in US cinemas on Christmas Day and UK cinemas in early February.
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