S. Korea tracks cyber attack to China, North still suspect
- Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 09.49
- Online news: Asia
South Korea said Thursday it had sourced a damaging cyber attack on its broadcasters and banks to an IP address in China, fuelling suspicions that North Korea may have been responsible.
Disconnected computer monitors are seen at a visitors center at the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) headquarters in Seoul on March 20, 2013. Wednesday's concerted cyber attack against South Korean broadcasters and banks originated from an IP address in China, but the identity of the hackers cannot be confirmed, officials said Thursday.
Previous online attacks blamed on North Korea -- including one last year on the computer network of the conservative JoongAng newspaper in Seoul -- have also been tracked back to Chinese sources.
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