Damage from N.K. cyber attacks estimated at 860 bln won: lawmaker

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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2013/10/15/0401000000AEN20131015003200315.html

Yonhap News Agency
2013-10-15

The total damage from North Korea's cyber attacks on South Korea's 
computer systems is estimated at more than 860 billion won (US$805 
million) between 2009 and 2013, a lawmaker said Tuesday, citing government 
data.

According to the data submitted by the defense ministry's cyber warfare 
headquarters, the North's latest attacks on March 20 and June 25 caused 
the most damage at 800 billion won, followed by the distributed 
denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on July 7, 2009, at 50 billion won, and 
the March 4 DDoS attack in 2011 at 10 billion won, Rep. Chung Hee-soo of 
the ruling Saenuri Party said.

A DDoS attack swamps selected sites with traffic by seeking simultaneous 
access via virus-infected "zombie" computers.

North Korea's cyber attacks have often targeted the websites of South 
Korean government offices, including the presidential office and the prime 
minister's office, as well as local banks and media outlets.

Some of the attacks have crippled the nation's banking networks and 
services for days.

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