Presidential workplace in Yongsan, central Seoul (Yonhap)
The presidential workplace mentioned Friday cyber assaults by pro-Russian hacking teams towards South Korea have elevated following North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia in help of its warfare in Ukraine.
The Nationwide Safety Council (NSC) held an emergency intra-agency assembly on Thursday after a number of authorities web sites, together with these of the protection ministry and courts, suffered distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults earlier this week.
The NSC mentioned the cyber assaults, largely DDoS, by “pro-Russian hacktivist teams” have elevated following North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia.
“Though some authorities web sites skilled non permanent delays or disruptions, there was no additional harm,” the NSC mentioned in a launch.
The Nationwide Intelligence Service is carefully monitoring the actions of pro-Russian hacktivists and sharing data with related companies to counter potential cyber threats, it mentioned.
