Hackers Attack 92,000 Korean Computers

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via chosun.com.

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Some 1,000 Korean Internet sites were attacked, leaving 92,000 Korean
computers infected with a malicious computer program, the Korea Information
Security Agency (KISA) announced Thursday. The KISA said that it took
emergency measures against a malicious computer program that steals the
personal information of Korean gamers. The agency told 1,000 Internet sites
that they had fallen victim to large-scale computer break-ins and advised
them to delete the program.

Hackers aimed to obtain IDs and passwords of Korean gamers who use online
games Hangame and MapleStory, targeting the Internet sites of the game
companies. When users log into the hacked sites, the malicious program is
stealthily installed on their computers, throwing the door open for hackers
to steal their IDs and passwords.

The computer security agency said that 620,000 Korean computers were
attacked and 92,000 of those with weak security protection were infected by
the program. The agency believes that a group of Chinese hackers committed
the attack, as Korea is often a target of Chinese cyber-thieves looking to
steal personal information.

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More:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200702/200702090011.html

- - ferg

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