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Infosecurity

South Korea to bolster cyber defences

The government of South Korea has hatched plans to launch a cyberwarfare agency by 2012 in preparation for what it sees as a growing threat of attack from neighbouring North Korea.

South Korea’s defence networks are seen as a target for North Korea’s cyberwarfare unit that, according to sources, specialises in hacking into South Korean and United States military networks to steal information and assess their vulnerabilities.

According to a South Korean government official, the Defense Security Command, South Korea’s military spy agency will set up the unit.

In May this year, South Korea and the United States forged a tentative agreement to bolster cooperation in fighting cyber terrorism and participate in joint anti-hacking exercises and conferences.

Most attacks by North Korean hackers are believed to take place via China, which has also been suspected of attempting to extract information from South Korean government computers.

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