http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2927242 JoongAng Daily October 16, 2010 Hackers from China have successfully stolen confidential information from foreign service and security officials through e-mails that purport to be from the Blue House or diplomats abroad, a report from the National Intelligence Service showed. Grand National Party Representative Lee Jung-hyun, a member of the legislature’s National Defense Commission, provided the JoongAng Ilbo on Thursday with intelligence agency warnings sent to government offices earlier this year. According to the documents, the National Intelligence Service warned that malicious e-mails were sent to foreign affairs and security public servants and diplomats abroad. The NIS said the e-mails, which contained a type of malware capable of stealing data from personal computers and mobile data storage devices, were sent repeatedly, and it warned civil servants to step up their security. The e-mails were disguised to appear to be coming from diplomats and Blue House officials. The e-mails contained attachments titled “Briefing on [U.S.-Korea expert Jack] Pritchard’s North Korea visit,” “2010 Korean Peninsula affairs outlook” and “Itinerary of Kim Jong-il’s trip to China.” [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Sun Oct 17 2010 - 22:36:35 PDT
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