Security News > 2009 > July > 'DDoS Malware Was Produced in Korea'

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2009/07/129_49163.html By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter Korea Times 07-27-2009 The powerful Internet attack that crippled South Korean computers earlier this month may have been initiated by local hackers after all, according to a police report issued on Monday. The National Police Agency's cyber crimes unit said the malicious software used for the recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were put out by two "Web hard" online storage sites, which manage commercial peer-to-peer transactions of files. Authorities, including the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS), have been struggling to track down the source of the cyber criminals. However, police investigators say that 21 of the 27 "zombie" computers they examined, which were infected and compromised by the malicious codes, were infected from programs originating from the two online storage sites. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com

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