North Korea Hacker Threat Grows as Cyber-Unit Grows: Defector

North Korea Hacker Threat Grows as Cyber-Unit Grows: Defector

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Secretive North Korea is scouring its universities for computer prodigies to send overseas for training as part of a plan to expand its cyber warfare unit, a defector said on Wednesday, underscoring the increased risk of cyber attacks.

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Pentagon: Cyber Attacks Can Count as Acts of War

Now we know why the US is working on classifying cyber-attacks as legitimate acts of war that can have military reprecusions.
The question is, who is reacting? The US or N. Korea to the new cyber-war field?

My worry is that if one rogue hacker were to attack the US, (in any country) would that mean the US would launch a military campaign against the entire nation???

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Interesting, first Act of War Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force now this...

I agree with you, the "cyber war" false flag is imminent. I was thinking about this last night, and i thought of a great weapon for someone to use. Make a virus to "take down" ever bank / online banking service in a country. Blame it on someone, the economy goes to shambles, people freak out, then become the big badasses and take down the "hacker" and the economy is "saved"