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Re: South Korean Defense Suppliers Uncover Malicious Code
From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawgster () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:28:37 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com> wrote:
Via SC Magazine Australia. [snip] The South Korean defence industry is facing a hacking risk after malicious codes were found in its major computer systems. Data from the National Security Research Institute showed that the guided missile manufacturer LIGNex1 Hyundai Heavy Industries uncovered malicious codes planted by hackers. The National Security Research Institute, which is affiliated with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, believes hackers have planted vicious codes through which they stolen information. A spokesperson said: "The research institute suspects the culprits are Chinese or North Korean hackers but doesn't know specifically what information they stole. In the worst case, the blueprints of missiles and Aegis ship could have been stolen. [snip] More here:
Oops. More here: http://securecomputing.net.au/News/124014,south-korean-defence-suppliers-un cover-malicious-code.aspx - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFI4YC+q1pz9mNUZTMRAs/mAKDbu7N5MiCRberzIh0CmQXd1VRkKQCeNs0p t+nNX25FNB/SGgLsq5gR+Oo= =/Xbk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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