When it comes to cyberwarfare, North Korea is no newbie

March 21, 2013 00:23

Who or what caused a takedown of computer systems at banks and broadcasters in South Korea on Wednesday is still a matter of speculation, but suspicion immediately and unsurprisingly fell on Seoul's archenemy to the north.

If true, it wouldn't be the first time that North Korea, often regarded as technologically backward, has successfully wielded the computer as weapon.Computer antivirus maker McAfee says Pyongyang was behind two major denial of service (DDos) attacks in recent years '" one in 2011 that was directed at South Korean government and banking websites, and another in 2009 that brought down U.S. government Internet sites.

Pyongyang has denied involvement in either attack.

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