The United States Government is reviewing as to whether or not they should put North Korea back on the country's list of Sponsors of Terrorism because of the recent Sony Pictures hack.

President Obama described the hacking incident as a "very expensive" example of cyber vandalism, but he did not call it an act of war. The President also said that they are examining facts to determine if they should in fact, put North Korea back on the blacklist, "We will be reviewing all the documents through a process that we already have in place," he said during an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," to be aired on Sunday.

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North Korea was previously on the United States blacklist for two decades, they were taken off in 2008 during the Bush administration after they agreed to nuclear negotiations. There are only four countries in the United States blacklist right now, namely Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba, being on this list triggers a sanction that limits United States aid as well as defense exports and financial transactions.

Although the President sympathizes with Sony for the hack, he also suggests that he could have helped them with the situation if they had decided to seek for his help "You know, if they had talked to me directly, I could have called movie theatres and distributors to ask them what the story of the film was and what their take on it is."

Sony's CEO has spoken about the President's suggestion saying that they had in fact, spoken to one of the senior White House advisors before Sony announced the decision to pull the movie from movie theatre's and stop its release. 

North Korea, on the other hand, has denied the allegations and even proposed a joint investigation with the United States government to determine the true hackers. The United States has since declined the offer.

TagsSony Hack, James Franco, The Interview