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Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:42
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S. Korea's parliament network breached 261 times in 3 yrs
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The network of South Korea's National Assembly has been breached at least 261 times since the current 18th parliament convened a little over three years ago, with most of the cyber attacks originating from China, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday.
According to Rep. Kim Se-yeon of the Grand National Party (GNP), the breaches included 38 cases in which e-mails of legislators or their assistants were leaked.
In most of the cases, the IP addresses of the attackers were traced back to China, Kim said, citing a report by the National Cyber Security Center.
He, however, blamed North Korea for increasing cyber attacks against South Korea's parliament and other key government offices.
"As North Korea recently increased the troop strength of its cyber warfare unit from 500 to 3,000, there is a chance of serious cases in which information from individual lawmakers or their assistants could be leaked," Kim said.
According to Rep. Kim Se-yeon of the Grand National Party (GNP), the breaches included 38 cases in which e-mails of legislators or their assistants were leaked.
In most of the cases, the IP addresses of the attackers were traced back to China, Kim said, citing a report by the National Cyber Security Center.
He, however, blamed North Korea for increasing cyber attacks against South Korea's parliament and other key government offices.
"As North Korea recently increased the troop strength of its cyber warfare unit from 500 to 3,000, there is a chance of serious cases in which information from individual lawmakers or their assistants could be leaked," Kim said.
