US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack

AP ^ | 07/09/09 | LOLITA C. BALDOR

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US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer 2 hrs 36 mins ago

WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.

The powerful attack that targeted dozens of government and private sites underscored how unevenly prepared the U.S. government is to block such multipronged assaults.

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Ping!

[PhilDragoo]

The widespread attack was "loud and clumsy," which suggests it was carried out by an unsophisticated organization, said Amit Yoran, chief executive at NetWitness Corp. and the former U.S. government cybersecurity chief. "This is not the elegance we would expect from sophisticated adversaries."

That's reassuring.

Unrestricted Warfare Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui (Beijing: PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, February 1999)

[scott7278]

Let me guess...Obama is “deeply concerned.”

[rdl6989]

He’s going to write a nasty letter after he finishes his ice cream.

[2CAVTrooper]

“He’s going to write a nasty letter after he finishes his ice cream.”

And his cheese burger.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“He’s going to write a nasty letter after he finishes his ice cream.”

“And his cheese burger.”

And taking Splash for a walk.

[Never on my watch]

“The widespread attack was “loud and clumsy,” which suggests it was carried out by an unsophisticated organization...”

As loud and clumsy as it was, it sure was effective in disrupting the US gubbermint for a few days. Probably the only reason we know about it is the ‘noise’ it made.

I wonder how many ‘sophisticated attacks’ are continuing in their silence.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Wow. We are now “EYEING” them. I`m sure that frightens them and sends a dribble of piss down their pants leg.

[COBOL2Java]

"Rahm, I'm gettin' tired of this ice cream. Can't we ask George to let me try something else, like, I dunno, cheese steaks?"

[2harddrive]

The Norks are TESTING us again. Will our leadership be found wanting AGAIN?

[ZX12R]

US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack

Surely this eye-ing has put an end to it, and will not happen anymore. Fear of being eyed again is a potent deterrent.

[stevie_d_64]

You know...I could’ve sworn we had a few ICBV’s lying around...

We should send them over in the fun way...

Inter-Continental Ballistic Viruses...

With all the tremendously skilled hackers and deviant pimply faced geeks we have in this country who know how to really mess up computer networks...

Wouldn’t it be fun to put them on the payroll and give them a job to take NK’s computer systems down???

That would be a real hoot...

[2CAVTrooper]

I think that the rabid munchkin is probably laughing himself silly right now.

[Pistolshot]

One way to counter the NK's is let the college geeks attack the internet in NK.

Ask the Chinese how well their online businesses didn't work for a couple of months.