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Article: U.S., South Korea Targeted in Swarm Of Internet Attacks; Hacking Focused on Government Sites
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- The Washington Post
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- July 9, 2009
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U.S. and South Korean authorities yesterday were investigating
the source of attacks on at least 35 government and commercial Web
sites in the two countries, officials said.
In the United States, the attacks primarily targeted Internet
sites operated by major government agencies, including the
departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Federal Trade Commission, according to
several computer security researchers. But The Washington Post's
site was also affected.
South Korea's main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service,
said in a statement that it thought the attacks were carried out "at
the level of a certain organization or state" but ...