When hacking accusations start flying around the Korean peninsula, you usually expect to find North Korea at the center of the storm. This time, however, the tables have turned, and North Korea is actually accusing the piracy America several Internet services -. Including the official news service of the communist state and a Russian news agency
This digital ranting fighting comes at a time when tensions are already running high in the region. After North Korea's Kim Jong-Un made a third nuclear test last month, the UN sanctions clamped on his regime, which limits purchases of luxury items such as sports cars, popular with workers party of the country's elite. US Marines and South Korea have also conducted joint military exercises recently, and it was not well received in Pyongyang is ... Then came the hacking claims.
The Korean News Agency North (KCNA) said that cyber attacks were "intense and persistent", coinciding with the joint military exercises. Indeed, the MBC television South Korea KCNA reported that Air Koryo (North Korea airline of the State), Rodong Sinmun (the official newspaper of the party), and ITAR-TASS news agency of Russia all suffered disruption.
KCNA said he is "nobody's secret that the United States and the South Korean puppet regime massively strengthening cyber forces" in an attempt to disrupt North Internet, and also said the attacks are "every day on Internet servers operated by the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)."
North Korea is not cyber angel himself, and often hit the headlines for his own hacking offenses including an attack against a south Korean bank in 2011. Although the North is adamant that it does intend to "strengthen" its ranks of hackers, defectors have said Pyongyang currently recruiting "thousands of software engineers for its cyber warfare unit". the experts within the US military said the threat of cyber-war North Korea is enormous, posing a threat major for the South and the United States.
Spy agencies in the United States even said that cyber attacks and espionage terrorism have exceeded the top security threat facing America - so now might be a good time to invest in a VPN. A VPN service adds an extra layer of protection to your computer and can help you feel more secure when browsing the web.
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