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Seoul: Hackers in China Attack Government Servers

This is an attack, this is the new Unrestricted Warfare.

Unrestricted Warfare
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui
(Beijing: PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, February 1999)


Excerpt: Unrestricted Warfare

Whether it be the intrusions of hackers, a major explosion at the World Trade Center, or a bombing attack by bin Laden, all of these greatly exceed the frequency band widths understood by the American military.
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Tue Jul 13, 2004 09:34 AM ET

SEOUL (Reuters) - Hackers based in China have attacked South Korean government computers via two kinds viruses, prompting the country to tighten security in cyberspace, a spy agency said on Tuesday.

Two types of viruses -- the Peep Trojan and Backdoor Revacc -- have assaulted 278 computers in South Korea, and the attacks were spreading, the National Intelligence Agency (NIS) said.

"Since the National Intelligence Service first noticed the hacking in June, we have found that China was the last place to dispatch them (viruses)," the government agency said.

"The government views this incident as a threat to national security...and will cope with it together with related ministries and the police agency," the NIS said in a statement.

According to the agency's investigation, 10 government institutes related to national security have been the targets of cyberattacks, including the National Assembly, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and National Maritime Police Agency.

Hackers had stolen 122 passwords for email IDs owned by parliamentary staffers and lawmakers.

The extent of damage was not yet known.

In an effort to counter the attacks, the foreign ministry plans to ask China via its embassy in Seoul to cooperate in the investigation.

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