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Offline niknak

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« on: October 05, 2004, 12:01:37 PM »
North Korea are apparently training hackers to attack S. Korea and the US

From FT.com (http://news.ft.com/cms/s/3d592eb4-15f0-11d9-b835-00000e2511c8.html)

N Korea’s computer hackers target South and US
By Anna Fifield in Seoul
Published: October 4 2004 11:30 | Last updated: October 4 2004 11:30

South Korea/North Korea flagNorth Korea has trained as many as 600 computer hackers to be capable of launching a cyber-war on South Korea, the US or Japan, South Korea’s defence ministry said on Monday.
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Coming amid intelligence reports that Pyongyang might be preparing to test a ballistic missile, the report will exacerbate jitters over the extent of the communist state’s destructive ability.

“North Korea’s intelligence warfare capability is estimated to have reached the level of advanced countries,” the ministry said in a report to the National Assembly’s national defence committee.

North Korea’s military command has 500 to 600 hacking staff who have undertaken a five-year university programme, the report said. Their main task is to gather intelligence from - or launch a cyber attack on - the US, Japan and South Korea.

In a wave of attacks earlier this year, nearly 300 South Korean government computers at departments including the National Assembly and an atomic energy research institute were infected with viruses capable of stealing passwords and other sensitive information.

South Korea is particularly vulnerable to cyber-crime because it has the world’s highest usage of broadband services and relatively poor levels of internet security.

The South Korean intelligence traced the hackers to China, although it was unclear whether they were based in China or just using a Chinese network.

The defence ministry’s report comes as Pyongyang’s relations with Washington, Seoul and Tokyo deteriorate.

North Korea is refusing to return to the diplomatic table for the latest round of six-party talks between the countries, as well as China and Russia. The talks have reached an impasse owing to what Pyongyang calls the US’s “hostile policies” towards North Korea.

The process has been further complicated by recent revelations that South Korea has enriched a small amount of uranium and separated plutonium in secret experiments during the past 22 years.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Monday held talks in Seoul with Lee Hun-jai, the South Korean prime minister, as part of the agency’s investigation into the experiments.

Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2004, 12:18:47 PM »
This article is SOOOOO biased.  Everyone knows North Korea is a peacfull country and allways has been.  The only reason they have to act so agressive is because of the US lead invasion of thier country in the 50's and the hostile acts committed by this current administrataion.


END AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF KOREA NOW!

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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2004, 12:21:52 PM »
Oil?
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2004, 12:34:46 PM »
Sesame Oil... that's about it.

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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2004, 12:36:43 PM »
No war for ghey roll eye emoticons!!!
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2004, 03:01:48 PM »
lolo sessame.oil..i love tht stuff..

I bet they got lotsa soy sauce too..

Im suprised we havent seen more computer hacking stuff..


Where the hell is the AMERCIAN HACKERS!!??? why arent they shutting down terrorists sites..liek the ones showing beheadings and preaching death to Amercia and friends>?


anyhere rememebr seeing the guy who has a website that lists the companies supporting the networks of terrorist?

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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2004, 03:14:05 PM »
How dumb are they going to feel when the realise you can't hack on old 286 and chicom copies of the old apple 2?


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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2004, 03:17:07 PM »
They could have put those 600 computer nerds into a Quake tourny and brought in more income to support their dying country.

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