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Cyber Attack or Media Hack?

(Global Pulse: July 17, 2009) When hackers hit government websites in the U.S. and South Korea, was it a cyber salvo in a new form of warfare, or just hackers causing mischief? Some media went on a cyber field day, pointing fingers at that international bad boy, North Korea. But in this case, the hype may be more of a threat than the hackers.

Sources: KBS, South Korea; BBC, U.K.; CNN (Lou Dobbs), U.S.; CBS, U.S.; CCTV, China; Russia Today, Russia; Bkis, Vietnam

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Added: Jul-17-2009 Occurred On: Jul-17-2009
By: dan_man_
In: News
Tags: LinkTV, KBS, South Korea; BBC, U.K., CNN (Lou Dobbs), U.S., CBS, U.S., CCTV, China, Russia Today, Russia, Bkis, Vietnam
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  • LMFAO @ the RT coverage!

    Posted Jul-17-2009 By 
    dan_man_ (1258.62)  
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  • The government will need to raise taxes in order to upgrade!

    Posted Jul-17-2009 By 
    ngc 1350 (115.48)

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  • this has been the same ol crap since i was 11

    hackers are gonna launch nuclear missles! oh no!

    hackers have been considered terrorists by the Secret Service since i was a kid....

    can you imagine a buncha grown up Secret Service guys chasing down a "terrorist perpetrator" only to find out that they have been outwitted and at the mercy some pimple faced American youth who has NO terrorist agenda whatsoever....they were simply curious

    Posted Jul-17-2009 By 
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    • I see your point about hackers in general, especially years ago. Today, Hackers steal medical records, bank funds, and other personal info.

      And the US military sees it differently. If an enemy were able to 'bring down' certain servers, like the GPS system, in time of war. What then? The Chinese military has stated that hackiing would assist in negating the US technogical advantage. The DoD takes this stuff seriously.

      Posted Jul-17-2009 By 
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  • Yup...all for "CONTROL"

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  • The same time this went on, my computer got hit by a fake anti-virus program. I suspect it came from LiveLeak. Coincidence?

    Posted Jul-17-2009 By 
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