Posted on 08/19/2020 7:59:30 AM PDT by bitt
A report published recently by the U.S. Army describes North Korea’s cyber warfare capabilities and provides information on various units and their missions.
The 332-page report, titled “North Korean Tactics,” details North Korean forces and their actions, and one chapter focuses on electronic intelligence warfare, which Pyongyang allegedly uses to collect information on its enemies, deceive its enemies, and launch disruptive and destructive attacks, particularly ones aimed at communication and information systems and infrastructure.
North Korea’s electronic warfare includes both lethal and non-lethal methods. Non-lethal methods include electronic jamming and signals reconnaissance, while lethal methods can include physical destruction of targets supporting its enemy’s decision-making process.
In terms of computer warfare, the Army says North Korea primarily conducts these types of attacks because they represent a low-cost and low-risk method for targeting the enemy’s computers, they can be used to counter the enemy’s superior conventional military capabilities, and they can “upset the status quo with little fear of retaliation.”
“North Korean computer warfare activities may be conducted prior to or during a military action. For example, by damaging or destroying networks related to an enemy’s projected force deployments and troop movements, the [Korean People’s Army (KPA)] can effectively disrupt planning and misdirect movement, producing substantial confusion and delays. As modern armies increasingly rely on ‘just-in-time’ logistics support, targeting logistics-related computers and databases can produce delays in the arrival of important material such as ammunition, fuel, and spare parts during critical phases of a conflict,” the report reads.
The unit responsible for cyber warfare is called the Cyber Warfare Guidance Unit, and it’s often referred to as Bureau 121. The Army says Bureau 121 has more than 6,000 members, with many operating from countries such as China, Russia, India, Malaysia and Belarus.
(Excerpt) Read more at securityweek.com ...
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Only one fat person in North Korea - everyone else lives near starvation... Control freak thug country... commies suck.
bkmk
..and they confiscated everyone’s pet dogs! Not enough to eat!
btt
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