South Korea blames North Korea for December hack on nuclear operator

[bananas]

Source: Reuters

South Korea on Tuesday blamed North Korea for cyberattacks against the country's nuclear reactor operator last December, based upon investigations into Internet addresses used in the hacking, but Pyongyang denied any involvement.

The conclusion reached by South Korean prosecutors comes less than a week after a hacker believed to be behind the cyberattacks on Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co Ltd released more files believed to have been taken in December.

The investigation included last week's leak of a blueprint and test data.

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An article carried by North Korea's semi-official Uriminzokkiri website said South Korea's claim was "nonsense" and a "provocation", repeating past denials of its involvement.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/17/us-nuclear-southkorea-northkorea-idUSKBN0MD0GR20150317

[Yonx]

1. Kim JOng Il is sneaky

I distrust him.

[rpannier]

3. He must be

since he's supposedly been dead for a couple of years

[davidpdx]

2. They sure as hell need to tighten up security

Given the proximity to population centers and the density of the population in most parts of the country, it could be very bad if they sabotaged one of them.

[Oktober]

4. Do they outsource for all of their technical needs?

[JonLP24]

5. I remember I looked this up

so long ago but I can't remember the details. I just remember signatures were different for this, Dark Seoul, and Sony so I knew all 3 couldn't be North Korea. Also hackers point the finger at the most likely suspect when doing hacks.