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| North Korea 'behind cyber attack' on South websites | North Korea 'behind cyber attack' on South websites |
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| South Korea believes North Korea was behind cyber attacks against several websites last month, officials say. | South Korea believes North Korea was behind cyber attacks against several websites last month, officials say. |
| The attacks, which took place on the anniversary of the Korean War, hit the presidential office website, and several other official and media sites. | The attacks, which took place on the anniversary of the Korean War, hit the presidential office website, and several other official and media sites. |
| Investigators said an IP address used in the attack matched one used in previous hacking attempts by Pyongyang. | Investigators said an IP address used in the attack matched one used in previous hacking attempts by Pyongyang. |
| The North has also been blamed for cyber attacks on six South Korean banks and broadcasters in March. | The North has also been blamed for cyber attacks on six South Korean banks and broadcasters in March. |
| "The cyber attack seriously undermined the country's image by [altering] the websites of symbolic government organisations, such as the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae," the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said in a statement. | |
| It added that the method of the attack matched those used in previous attacks by the North, and "the malware used... has been confirmed to be a variation of the malware found in the 20 March cyber attack [by North Korea]". | |
| The hackers attempted to steal personal information from the websites, AP news agency reported, citing investigators. | |
| Almost all the websites and servers affected by the attack had been repaired, science ministry official Park Jae-moon told reporters. | |
| North Korea has not commented on the hacking accusations. | |
| In the past, it has accused both the South and the US of preventing users from being able to visit its official media sites. | |
| On 20 March, cyber attacks on banks and broadcasters in the South affected 32,000 computers and disrupted banking services. | |
| South Korea blamed that incident - which came at a time of heightened tensions between the two Koreas following Pyongyang's nuclear test on 12 February - on North Korea. | |
| North Korea has also been blamed for previous cyber attacks in 2009 and 2011. |