South Korean Military Websites Hit By Hackers

SEOUL, South Korea — A ruling party lawmaker says South Korean military websites have been hit by more than 2,770 hacking attempts in the past year.

Kim Ok-lee said in a statement Wednesday that no damage was reported and it's not known where the attacks originated.

She says information provided by the Defense Ministry shows that websites belonging to it and the four major military branches received 2,772 hacking attempts between July 2010 and last month.

South Korea has blamed past cyberattacks on North Korea and on Internet addresses located in China.

North Korea has denied the accusations.

Comments

[Ryan Magdangal]

06:50 PM on 09/28/2011

We all know it's North Korea/China. Hack em back!

[AJ in ATL]

10:42 AM on 09/28/2011

Major suprise as we keep hearing more and more of attacks from China. Makes perfect sense that North Korea would also like to get into the act.

[docpark]

10:07 AM on 09/28/2011

What would a total war on the Korean peninsula cost? What about the cost of rebuilding the north? What are the consequences of a reunited Korea with the low wage workers and natural resources of the North with the capital and technology of the South -who would supply the energy, loans, and material for a rebuild that could drive the region (while creating a formidable competitor to Japan and to a lesser extent China). Given the increasing instability and relative weakness of an economy built for growth in a time of retraction, does China have the attention span to be a partner in a peaceful restructuring of the Korean peninsula or will it wash its hands after a potential thorn in its side self destructs. A nuclear wasteland where the prevailing fallout winds go eastward to Japan and the US would elicit mostly a shrug from people who bury train cars with living people in them to get the trains running again.

[edenooch]

09:39 AM on 09/28/2011

kim il song dominates

[KarateKid]

09:15 AM on 09/28/2011

You don't know, Mr. Kim? Try looking northward.