Seoul says N. Korea 'likely' behind June 25 cyber attack

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http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130716000896

The Korea Herald
2013-07-16

The government on Tuesday named North Korea as a suspect in the latest cyber 
attack against the presidential office website and dozens of other government 
offices and news outlets here.

The latest attack took place from June 25, the anniversary of the outbreak of 
the 1950-53 Korean War, to July 1, in which the websites of 69 government and 
private organizations, including the prime minister's office, were attacked.

About 90 percent of the attacked websites and servers have been repaired, 
according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.

The ministry said the hackers in the latest attack used at least one IP address 
that had been used in previous attacks by North Korean hackers.

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