South Korea a victim of cyber warfare

SOLDIERS in South Korea have seen their PCs hacked by a foreign power.

According to the Chosun Ilbo newspaper the attacks came from China and were referred to the the Defence Security Command.

The DSC, which handles counter-intelligence, has written a warning to all soldiers who carry PCs to be on the alert against hacking.

Apparently the stir has not been caused because there was a fear of top secret information going out.

Data has been stolen but since it came from the private emails of soldiers and not from anything which was supposed to be secure, the authorities aren't too concerned.

It is not clear what the Chinese secret services made of emails like “it is very hot here, thanks for the socks” type information.

South Korea's military is based on an Intranet which is not connected to the world wide wibble. Soldiers are told not to keep official data on PCs.

The hackers used an email with the title "Current state of the North Korean army's capabilities". When it was opened, a root kit was installed.

Chosun Ilbo said the hack could have been a private operation, although China apparently has a military unit called NET Force using a million civilian "red hackers".

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