North Korean hackers 'could kill', warns key defector

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32925495

By Dave Lee and Nick Kwek
BBC News
29 May 2015

North Korean hackers are capable of attacks that could destroy critical 
infrastructure and even kill people, a high-profile defector has warned.

Speaking exclusively to BBC Click, Prof Kim Heung-Kwang said the country 
had around 6,000 trained military hackers.

The warning follows last year's Sony Pictures hack - an attack attributed 
to North Korea.

Korean technology expert Martyn Williams stressed the threat was only 
"theoretical".

Prof Kim has called for international organisations to step in to prevent 
North Korea launching more severe attacks.

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