China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack
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China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack
China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack
Employees of Korea Internet Security Center work after computer networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went into shutdown mode en masse, at a monitoring room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Around 32,000 computers at six organisations were affected by Wednesday's attack
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A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed.
The telecoms regulator said hackers used a Chinese address to plant a malicious code that hit networks at six organisations on Wednesday.
Officials said they were continuing to investigate the origins of the attack.
North Korea has been blamed for previous attacks in 2009 and 2011.
"Unidentified hackers used a Chinese IP address to contact servers of the six affected organisations and plant the malware which attacked their computers," said Park Jae-moon of South Korea's communications regulator.
"At this stage, we're still making our best efforts to trace the origin of attacks, keeping all kinds of possibilities open," he said.
Employees of Korea Internet Security Center work after computer networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went into shutdown mode en masse, at a monitoring room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Around 32,000 computers at six organisations were affected by Wednesday's attack
Continue reading the main story
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South Korea network attack 'a virus'
N Korea says US 'behind hack attack'
N Korea 'behind South bank hack'
A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed.
The telecoms regulator said hackers used a Chinese address to plant a malicious code that hit networks at six organisations on Wednesday.
Officials said they were continuing to investigate the origins of the attack.
North Korea has been blamed for previous attacks in 2009 and 2011.
"Unidentified hackers used a Chinese IP address to contact servers of the six affected organisations and plant the malware which attacked their computers," said Park Jae-moon of South Korea's communications regulator.
"At this stage, we're still making our best efforts to trace the origin of attacks, keeping all kinds of possibilities open," he said.
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