Cyberattacks Traced To North Korea
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SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
The IP address – the Web equivalent of a street address or phone number – that triggered the Web attacks was traced back to North Korea's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, the chief of South Korean's main spy agency reportedly told lawmakers.
The ministry leased the IP address from China, Won Sei-hoon of the National Intelligence Service told lawmakers Thursday, according to JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. South Korea's Yonhap news agency carried a similar report.
The spy agency declined to confirm the reports. Two lawmakers on parliament's intelligence committee contacted Friday also refused to confirm the reports. The Unification Ministry, which monitors North Korea, said it cannot comment on intelligence matters.
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The IP address – the Web equivalent of a street address or phone number – that triggered the Web attacks was traced back to North Korea's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, the chief of South Korean's main spy agency reportedly told lawmakers.
The ministry leased the IP address from China, Won Sei-hoon of the National Intelligence Service told lawmakers Thursday, according to JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. South Korea's Yonhap news agency carried a similar report.
The spy agency declined to confirm the reports. Two lawmakers on parliament's intelligence committee contacted Friday also refused to confirm the reports. The Unification Ministry, which monitors North Korea, said it cannot comment on intelligence matters.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/30/cyberattacks-traced-to-no_n_339701.html
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dragon1984
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They don't need to confirm the reports. The IP address already did that for them.
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dragon1984
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Quiggles
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i'm so rone-ry
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Quiggles
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Progresshiv
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The next announcement from the U.S .government will reference this "fact" as justification for strict governmental control over the Internet.
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Progresshiv
