South Korea

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2013
Multiplatform Wiper widespread in attacks against South Korea

Recently South Korea has been hit by powerful cyber attack malware based, network provided by LG UPlus Corp was hacked by a group calling itself the “Whois Team”. The attack targeted also media and banking of the country, television networks YTN, MBC and KBS and Shinhan Bank and NongHyup Bank, two major banks of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2013
CNCERT – China is also a victim of cyber attacks

Recent cyber attacks against North and South Korea are inflaming the debate on the importance of cyber security, governments are massively investing in the improvement of cyber capabilities to be prepared to mitigate the increasing number of offensives. China is considered the most aggressive state, according principal security firms and cyber experts, from its country […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2013
N. Korea hit by large-scale cyber attack,repercussions in cyberspace

North Korea is the center of attention these days for its questionable political strategies and for the dispute raging with the entire West. The contrasts have an inevitable reflection even in cyber space, North Korea is considered one of the most aggressive and dangerous states of digital world. Military tensions in the area is escalated […]