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Source: FrontPage Mag - Posted by Dave Wreski
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File this one under "Government Security" -- a nice and succinct article about the recent attacks against US government institutions, and what the US is battling.North Korea celebrated America’s Fourth of July by launching a wide-ranging cyber assault on websites in South Korea and the U.S., including that of the Treasury Department and Secret Service. The attack is not only a significant escalation by the DPRK, but a demonstration of how the U.S. remains vulnerable to a covert operation by a rogue state or terrorists that can be as devastating as a WMD attack.
The North Korean offensive began after Lab 110, a group of top hackers working for the military, were given instructions in May to “destroy” the communication infrastructure of South Korea. One government agency and security firm monitoring the attacks says that more are on the way, and that the next wave would target personal computers and may involve the erasing of hard drives.
The attacks represent only a fraction of North Korea’s total cyber warfare capabilities. A military study in 2006 concluded that North Korea’s hackers could shut down the Pacific Command and cause significant damage to mainland computer networks. One expert says that the DPRK’s hacking abilities now rivals that of the CIA.
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