Cyber ​​attack on South Korea in 2013

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A cyber attack on South Korean banks and television stations that occurred on March 20, 2013 is referred to as a cyber attack on South Korea 2013 .

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At the same time at around 2 p.m. (6 a.m. CET), massive network disruptions occurred due to a failure of computer systems. Skulls appeared on some screens. The South Korean Ministry of Defense in Seoul raised the alert level for cyber threats to three on a five-point scale.

The broadcasters KBS , MBC , the news channel YTN and the major banks Shinhan and Nonghyup were affected. Malfunctions have also been reported at Jeju Bank. A spokesman for Internet provider LG UPlus said he believed its network was also cracked. The broadcasting and production of the television programs was largely normal, according to the broadcasters. However, access to the Internet was blocked for the broadcasters for hours after the failure. No money could be withdrawn from many ATMs of the affected banks. Government and government computer systems were not affected.

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According to the Korean Communications Commission (KCC), the failures are attributed to a hacker attack. Accordingly, malicious programs were used for the attack. The codes were distributed through patch management systems, which are used to install software updates for each computer. The "patches" are supposed to close security holes.

The origin of the attackers was unknown. According to media reports, experts did not rule out North Korea's involvement . A Chinese IP address was used for the attack. In 2013, the Dark Seoul cyberattack affected 48,000 computers. The virus deleted all files from the affected computers and restarted. This has caused an estimated damage of US $ 820 million. In late 2014, a second cyber attack on South Korea's nuclear power plant operators to steal blueprints and personnel information was carried out from an IP address in Shenyang , China.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cyber ​​attack on South Korea's trail of hackers leads to China. March 21, 2013, accessed October 29, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Cyber ​​attack on TV channels and banks in South Korea. March 20, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
  3. ↑ South Korea: Hackers attack several TV stations and banks. In: Spiegel Online . March 20, 2013, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Cyber ​​attack: South Korea is tracking hackers to China. In: Spiegel Online . March 21, 2013, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  5. ^ Smoking gun: South Korea uncovers northern rival's hacking codes