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But North Korea not on the list of countries suspected of originating the attacks
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 11 Jul 2009
As expected, South Korea suffered a third wave of attacks at the tail end of the week, as malware infected PCs were reactivated in a massive botnet that launched attacks on government banking and media sites, according to new reports.
The Washington Post said the distribued denial of service (DDOS) attacks, which struck on Thursday evening, were much more widespread than at first predicted, with around half a dozen government sites including those of parliament, the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, slowed down or temporarily stopped from working.
The MyDoom virus was once again the root cause of the attacks, turning PCs into zombie computers capable of launching a coordinated DDOS attack on any sites selected by the hackers.
More:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2245892/third-...acks-hits-south
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 11 Jul 2009
As expected, South Korea suffered a third wave of attacks at the tail end of the week, as malware infected PCs were reactivated in a massive botnet that launched attacks on government banking and media sites, according to new reports.
The Washington Post said the distribued denial of service (DDOS) attacks, which struck on Thursday evening, were much more widespread than at first predicted, with around half a dozen government sites including those of parliament, the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, slowed down or temporarily stopped from working.
The MyDoom virus was once again the root cause of the attacks, turning PCs into zombie computers capable of launching a coordinated DDOS attack on any sites selected by the hackers.
More:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2245892/third-...acks-hits-south