Sunday, 8 June 2014

South Korean Database Hacked



hacker south koreaAccording to the highest USA military officers in South Korea, a recent hack might have compromised the private details of thousands of South Korean citizens utilized by the USA command. The commander people forces in South Korea brought his apologies a number of days gone for the “possible theft” from two databases of sensitive info of South Korean citizens. The allegedly leaked details enclosed names, contact info and work history. The hack affected around 16,000 current and former workers. Overwhelming majority of them is Korean nationals, still as those who have sought-after jobs with the American military in #SouthKorea. Within the in the meantime, no classified military info had been compromised, as a result of the databases were hold on a separate network. Security consultants admit that the South Korean government and native broadcasting and finance trade networks have usually been targeted by the #hackers. South Korea continuously blames Democratic People's Republic of Korea that denies the allegations. Some believe that the harm was done by the hackers who sought-after to benefit from knowledge thieving. Representatives of the US forces said that an investigation was under way to find out who was responsible for the attacks. At the instant, the United States keeps around 28,500 soldiers in the country as a deterrent against the #NorthKorea.

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