Widespread cyberattacks this week against US Government systems
Who is behind this?
A massive coordinated attack on US government computer systems is underway, according to the Washington Post. The attacks are aimed against a variety of government websites, such as the Department of Homeland Security and the FTC. Also under attack are computers in South Korea, many of whom have fallen victim to the attacks and become bots themselves. Needless to say, the South Korean National Investigative Service has a suspect:
Yonhap news agency said the NIS had told members of parliament’s intelligence committee that the communist North or its sympathisers may have instigated the cyber attack, which caused some sites to crash.
“The NIS has been telling committee members that North Korea or a pro-North Korean force might be behind the cyber terror,” it quoted one legislator as saying.
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