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Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:39 PM

Published 10/30/2009 by Red Orbit


N Korea Blamed For July Cyber Attacks In US, S Korea

North Korea has been implicated in a series of cyber attacks in South Korea and the United States in July, according to South Korea’s spy agency chief.

During the attack, several government and business Web sites were sluggish or completely disabled by malicious software.

"The attacks on Korean...

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"The attacks on Korean and U S Internet sites were traced back to circuits originating in China" South Korea’s spy chief...
N Korea Blamed For July Cyber Attacks In US, S Korea [Red Orbit - 10/30/2009]
"North Korea's communications ministry has been confirmed as leasing the line" said Won
N Korea Blamed For July Cyber Attacks In US, S Korea [Red Orbit - 10/30/2009]
"It's definitely credible that anyone who had $50 million or a quarter-million dollars or a fairly limited amount of funding could hire hackers to go and perpetrate such an attack" the AP quoted Rod...
N Korea Blamed For July Cyber Attacks In US, S Korea [Red Orbit - 10/30/2009]

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