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South Korean nuclear operator hacked amid cyber-attack fears
Source: The Guardian
South Korean nuclear operator hacked amid cyber-attack fears
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
The Guardian, Monday 22 December 2014 14.23 GMT
South Korea’s nuclear plant operator has said its computer systems have been breached, raising fears that hackers, including those with possible North Korean links, could shift their focus to key infrastructure.
The violation prompted a safety drill on Monday at nuclear plants around the country. The precautionary exercise comes days after the US blamed Pyongyang for hacking Sony Pictures, which led the company to cancel the release of a Hollywood satire about the fictional assassination of the secretive state’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has denied responsibility for the hack and threatened to retaliate if the White House continued to blame it. Pyongyang said there was “clear evidence” the Obama administration was behind the film.
Officials in the South Korean capital, Seoul, said only noncritical data about nuclear plants had been leaked, adding that they were confident they could fend off any attempt to compromise the safety of the country’s atomic facilities. “It’s our judgment that the control system is designed in such a way – there is no risk whatsoever,” Chung Yang-ho, deputy energy minister, said.
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
The Guardian, Monday 22 December 2014 14.23 GMT
South Korea’s nuclear plant operator has said its computer systems have been breached, raising fears that hackers, including those with possible North Korean links, could shift their focus to key infrastructure.
The violation prompted a safety drill on Monday at nuclear plants around the country. The precautionary exercise comes days after the US blamed Pyongyang for hacking Sony Pictures, which led the company to cancel the release of a Hollywood satire about the fictional assassination of the secretive state’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has denied responsibility for the hack and threatened to retaliate if the White House continued to blame it. Pyongyang said there was “clear evidence” the Obama administration was behind the film.
Officials in the South Korean capital, Seoul, said only noncritical data about nuclear plants had been leaked, adding that they were confident they could fend off any attempt to compromise the safety of the country’s atomic facilities. “It’s our judgment that the control system is designed in such a way – there is no risk whatsoever,” Chung Yang-ho, deputy energy minister, said.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/22/south-korea-nuclear-power-cyber-attack-hack
