SK accuses NK of cyberattacks
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July 17, 2013, Wednesday
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SOUTH Korea accused North Korea yesterday of mounting cyberattacks on the websites of its presidential office and other government agencies, saying it had identified signature malicious computer code and an internet address.
The attacks took place last month, on the anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War which left the peninsula divided.
North Korea has been suspected of masterminding previous cyberattacks on South Korea, including one in March that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at broadcasters and banks.
North Korea has repeatedly denied responsibility for such attacks, saying it has also been a victim of hacking.
South Korean officials said yesterday they had detected North Korean involvement in the latest cyber assault that shut down several sites.
"An IP address within North Korea's bandwidth was found," Chun Kilsoo, an official at the state-run Korea Internet and Security Agency, said.
The malicious computer codes and technique were similar to those detected in previous hacking attacks traced to North Korea, officials added.
The accusation comes as the two Koreas wrangle over the reopening of a joint factory park just inside North Korea that the country closed during a period of tension when it conducted its third nuclear test in February.
The attacks took place last month, on the anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War which left the peninsula divided.
North Korea has been suspected of masterminding previous cyberattacks on South Korea, including one in March that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at broadcasters and banks.
North Korea has repeatedly denied responsibility for such attacks, saying it has also been a victim of hacking.
South Korean officials said yesterday they had detected North Korean involvement in the latest cyber assault that shut down several sites.
"An IP address within North Korea's bandwidth was found," Chun Kilsoo, an official at the state-run Korea Internet and Security Agency, said.
The malicious computer codes and technique were similar to those detected in previous hacking attacks traced to North Korea, officials added.
The accusation comes as the two Koreas wrangle over the reopening of a joint factory park just inside North Korea that the country closed during a period of tension when it conducted its third nuclear test in February.
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