A U.S. lawmaker said on Friday that this attack could grow calls from the outside world for data privacy legislation.

The number of North Korean defectors to South Korea has fallen since Kim Jong un came to power seven years ago, a South Korean lawmaker has said.

Some people are focused in making food lines, while others are scared after the many arrests and deaths in 2014, said Cipriano Heredia, a lawmaker for the opposition.

Critics and a state lawmaker say they want more explanations on who's paying for a proposed 16 billion water project backed by Gov. Jerry Brown, after a leading California water district said Brown's administration was offering government funding to finish the planning for the two giant water tunnels.