Cybersecurity news had a distinctive international flavor last week. In South Korea, a cyberattack from unknown sources disrupted portions of the nation’s banking and broadcast industries. During the attacks, a North Korean Human Rights website based in Washington, D.C. was also defaced. Because of bellicose actions by North Korea in recent weeks, fingers began pointing at that rogue state. Investigators later traced the attack to a Chinese IP address.
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Cyberattackers Brewed Special Malware Cocktail for South Korea
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 25, 2013 06:00 AMCybersecurity news had a distinctive international flavor last week. In South Korea, a cyberattack from unknown sources disrupted portions of the nation’s banking and broadcast industries. During the attacks, a North Korean Human Rights website based in Washington, D.C. was also defaced. Because of bellicose actions by North Korea in recent weeks, fingers began pointing at that rogue state. Investigators later traced the attack to a Chinese IP address.