Mass Hacking Attacks?
Has the war started?
Where did North Korea get the computers to do this? Where did they get the electricity to run them?
South Korea raises alert after hackers attack broadcasters, banks
Reuters -
(Reuters) - South
Korean authorities were investigating a hacking attack that brought
down the servers of three broadcasters and two major banks on Wednesday,
and the army raised its alert level due to concerns of North Korean
involvement.
Servers at television networks
YTN, MBC and KBS were affected as well as Shinhan Bank and NongHyup
Bank, two major banks, the police and government officials said. At
least some of the computers affected by the attacks had some files
deleted, according to the authorities.
"We
sent down teams to all affected sites. We are now assessing the
situation. This incident is pretty massive and will take a few days to
collect evidence," a police official said.
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