N. Korea on Santa’s naughty list — NORAD

North Korea’s leaders may have ended up on Santa’s “naughty list” because of suspicions that they were behind the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures. 

“Santa just tracked over Pyongyang, North Korea. Though its leaders may be naughty, the children are still nice,” tweeted North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command and U.S. Northern Command on Wednesday.

Santa just tracked over Pyongyang, North Korea. Though its leaders may be naughty, the children are still nice. @NoradSanta

— NORAD & USNORTHCOM (@NoradNorthcom) December 24, 2014

NORAD is in charge of tracking and protecting Santa on Christmas Eve, in a mission that dates back to 1955. 

Although North Korea has denied it was behind the attack, the FBI has pointed the finger at the country. The cyberattack led to the leaking of embarrassing emails between Sony Pictures executives and an initial decision to shelve a film that had been scheduled for a Christmas Day release. 

{mosads}The movie, “The Interview,” depicts the death of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. The hackers threatened to mount attacks on theaters that showed the film, prompting theaters to scrap showings and Sony to cancel the theatrical release. But the entertainment corporation on Tuesday reversed its decision and decided to allow for some screenings at select theaters throughout the country, and online. 

Besides from tweeting Santa’s location, NORAD has also set up a command center and a website for children to track Santa traveling around the world. It also claims to provide fighter jet escorts for him in North American airspace. 

At time of publication, Santa had just crossed over Athens, Greece.