Defense Committee Staffers' E-mails Hacked

2010-11-12 08:27

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/12/2010111200414.html The Chosunilbo November 12, 2010 The National Intelligence Service is investigating hacker attacks on the e-mail accounts of an assistant to Grand National Party Rep. Won Yoo-chul, who chairs the National Assembly Defense Committee, and a Democratic Party staffer of the committee. The NIS believes the attacks were launched by China-based North Korean hackers. According to a committee staffer, the NIS has told National Assembly offices it is keeping close watch on some IP addresses in China since recent hacker attacks were carried out through one of them which is on a blacklist. The NIS is investigating whether the hacked e-mails contained any national secrets. In the run-up to the G20 Seoul Summit there have been a series of attacks by North Korean hackers on computers of South Korean officials, including a Cheong Wa Dae staffer, an intelligence officer said. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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