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Mar 7, 2011 (2 days ago)Cyber Attacks Hit South Korea During Military Exercisefrom ROK Drop by GI Korea
Well here is something else the North Koreans have been up to in response to the Foal Eagle/Key Resolve military exercise going on currently in South Korea:
The websites of 29 South Korean government agencies and private institutions were attacked Friday morning by computer codes, according to South Korean media reports.
Those hit in the denial-of-service attack included the president’s office, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Assembly, the Unification Ministry and Kookmin Bank, according to Yonhap News. The cyber attack shut down some of the sites.
Yonhap also reported that U.S. Forces Korea websites had been attacked. USFK spokesman David Oten would not comment on whether U.S. military computers had been affected by the virus, citing policy meant to protect operational security.
Some South Korean media reports speculated that North Korea had caused the attacks. North Korea has threatened retaliation for the ongoing U.S.-South Korean Foal Eagle/Key Resolve exercise, which began Monday. [Stars & Stripes]
These DOS attacks are of course something that we have seen before coming from North Korea. What I am more interested in is how much involvement do the Chinese & Russians have in aiding the North Koreans in these attacks? It seems that North Korea gives them a good platform to test their cyber-warfare theories against a developed country like South Korea.
By the way if anyone is wondering, the USFK website is up and running currently with no issues.
Mar 7, 2011 (2 days ago)Cyber Attacks Hit South Korea During Military Exercisefrom ROK Drop by GI Korea
Well here is something else the North Koreans have been up to in response to the Foal Eagle/Key Resolve military exercise going on currently in South Korea:
The websites of 29 South Korean government agencies and private institutions were attacked Friday morning by computer codes, according to South Korean media reports.
Those hit in the denial-of-service attack included the president’s office, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Assembly, the Unification Ministry and Kookmin Bank, according to Yonhap News. The cyber attack shut down some of the sites.
Yonhap also reported that U.S. Forces Korea websites had been attacked. USFK spokesman David Oten would not comment on whether U.S. military computers had been affected by the virus, citing policy meant to protect operational security.
Some South Korean media reports speculated that North Korea had caused the attacks. North Korea has threatened retaliation for the ongoing U.S.-South Korean Foal Eagle/Key Resolve exercise, which began Monday. [Stars & Stripes]
These DOS attacks are of course something that we have seen before coming from North Korea. What I am more interested in is how much involvement do the Chinese & Russians have in aiding the North Koreans in these attacks? It seems that North Korea gives them a good platform to test their cyber-warfare theories against a developed country like South Korea.
By the way if anyone is wondering, the USFK website is up and running currently with no issues.
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