July 2009 Korean Cyber Attacks
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July 2009: A network of hijacked computers mostly based in South Korea launched a series of coordinated cyber attacks against government, news media, and financial websites in South Korea and the United States. It used a botnet—a large number of hijacked computers, based mostly in South Korea— to overwhelm services with traffic in a DDoS attack. The timing and targeting of the attacks have led to headlines blaming North Korea (Pyongyang blamed as cyber attack hits S Korea". Financial Times.). Targets in the USA included the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and Transportation Department and the White House. In Korea, the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, newspaper Chosun Ilbo and Internet portal Naver.com were affected.
July 2009: A network of hijacked computers mostly based in South Korea launched a series of coordinated cyber attacks against government, news media, and financial websites in South Korea and the United States. It used a botnet—a large number of hijacked computers, based mostly in South Korea— to overwhelm services with traffic in a DDoS attack. The timing and targeting of the attacks have led to headlines blaming North Korea (Pyongyang blamed as cyber attack hits S Korea". Financial Times.). Targets in the USA included the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and Transportation Department and the White House. In Korea, the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, newspaper Chosun Ilbo and Internet portal Naver.com were affected.
The Korean intelligence agency announced that the attacks were probably carried out by a hostile group or government, and the news agency Yonhap reported that the agency had implicated North Korea or pro-North Korean groups. The the attacking software contained the text string “get/China/DNS,” with DNS referring to China’s Internet routing system, while the opposition party accused the government of fearmongering to justify more repression in the name of counterterrorism.
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White House, Pentagon among targets of cyberattack - ABC News
The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean ... Thecyber assault on the White House site had "absolutely no effect on the White House's... Others, such as the Treasury Department, were knocked offline at times.
White House among targets of cyber attack - Technology & science ...
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NBCNews.comJul 8, 2009 - Image: South Korea Cyber Attack ... even broader than initially realized: targets included the White House, the ... Treasury's site knocked offline
Lew Tells China Cyber Attacks 'Very Serious Threat To Our ...
washington.cbslocal.com/.../us-treasury-secretary-tells-china-cyber-attack...
Mar 20, 2013 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew pressed Chinese leaders over computer hacking ... The White House has called for Beijing to take action to stop ...On North Korea, Washington wants Beijing to use its status as the North's ...
US to press China on cyberattacks, White House reports on day it is ...
thenextweb.com/.../us-to-press-china-on-cybera...Mar 15, 2013 - US to press China on cyberattacks, White House reports on day it is accused ... US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will discuss the issue of cyber attacks ... In unrelated related news, the North Korean government accused the ...
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U.S. officials eye N. Korea in cyberattack - USATODAY.com
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USA TodayJul 8, 2009 - The White House was among the federal institutions targeted in a ... say they are eyeing North Korea as the origin of the cyberattack that ... But others, such as the Treasury Department, were knocked off-line at times.
Cyber attackers target South Korea and US - The Guardian
Jul 8, 2009 - North Korean hackers are suspected of launching a cyber-attack on some of ... offices in the US and South Korea in recent days, including the White House, ... In the US, the treasury department, secret service, Federal Trade ...
White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack - Phys.org
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Phys.orgJul 8, 2009 - An employee of Korea Internet Security Center works at a monitoring room in Seoul ... South Korean intelligence authorities believe that North Korea or ...targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange. ... Some government Web sites - such as the Treasury Department, Federal ...
Cyberattacks Jam Government and Commercial Web Sites in U.S. ...
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/.../09cyber.html
The New York TimesJul 8, 2009 - A wave of cyberattacks aimed at American and South Korean government... The Web sites of the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade ... by Tuesday night and that the White House site had also been attacked.
Near-Simultaneous Cyber Attacks Down U.S. Government Websites ...
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Yahoo!Jul 8, 2009 - Mysterious, Near-Simultaneous Cyber Attacks at White House, Pentagon, ... Secret Service, Trade, Treasury and Transportation Computers Downed inCyber Attack ... The South Korean government suspects the North Korean ...
N Korea blamed for powerful cyber-attack - FT.com
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Financial TimesJul 9, 2009 - Officials in the US and South Korea were scrambling yesterday to combat an unusually ... US officials publicly played down the attacks on the White House, state department, Treasury and other federal sites, noting that ...
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