http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2921288 By Yoo Jee-ho, Lee Young-jong JoongAng Ilbo June 2, 2010 North Korean hackers are using identity information purloined from South Koreans - including their resident registration numbers - to post diatribes on local message boards accusing the government of fabricating the probe results into the sinking of the warship Cheonan. An intelligence source said yesterday North Korean hackers recently bombarded a message board at a South Korean online community site with posts claiming the government had made up the accusation against Pyongyang. The source said the hackers have obtained personal information "through various channels" and their servers were likely based in Beijing. In order to write messages on Web portals in South Korea, one must be a registered user, and the 13-digit resident registration numbers are required for membership. The hackers have tracked down those numbers and corresponding names, and used them to open accounts on Web sites, the source said. Authorities have been trying to crack down on rumors that the results of the probe into the Cheonan sinking were fabricated and used by Seoul to disgrace North Korea. Several "netizens" and left-leaning activists have been detained for questioning for allegedly spreading such rumors. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Tue Jun 01 2010 - 22:59:12 PDT
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