SEOUL: South Korea yesterday blamed North Korea for a crippling cyberattack last month against government and media websites, including the president’s office.
The accusation came a day before the two Koreas are to hold fresh talks on reopening their joint industrial zone, amid fading hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.
The South’s science ministry said hackers in the attack waged from June 25 to July 1 used at least one IP address that had been utilised in earlier attacks blamed on the North.
“North Korea is believed to be behind the attack,” senior ministry official Park Jae-Moon told reporters.
The South also blamed the North for major cyber-intrusions in 2009 and 2011 that targeted the South’s financial institutions and government agencies. And Seoul accused Pyongyang’s military intelligence agency of launching a major cyber attack in March.AFP
