Cyber attack on South Korea originated from Chinese IP - regulator

Cyber attack on South Korea originated from Chinese IP - regulator

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SEOUL (Reuters) - The hacking attack on servers of South Korean broadcasters and banks on Wednesday originated from an IP address based in China but the identity of the persons responsible remains unclear, South Korean communications regulators said.

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Well I'm sure a lot of you on here saw this coming, China is behind the SK cyber attack.

So what questions does this raise....

Is it a rogue operative, just out for kicks?
Is this state sponsored cyber terrorism? Was their lack of opposition to further NK sanctions just a smokescreen?
Where does the whole thing go from here???

Got to be honest and say, I was already to give Kim kudos for the attack, but alas, it was in all actuality, his far more infuential neighbour.

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IP addresses can be spoofed. You can also get an account in any country and make it seem it comes from the man in the moon if you wish.

It is just as likely that the attack came from the CIA as from anywhere. When will people get the point that TV shows showing tracking of the computers origins are fantasy land left overs.

Any of you could come to Australia, get an account from the same ISP I use and do whatever mayhem you wish to on the world stage. It does not mean that Australia did it.

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Originally posted by pheonix358
IP addresses can be spoofed. You can also get an account in any country and make it seem it comes from the man in the moon if you wish.

It is just as likely that the attack came from the CIA as from anywhere. When will people get the point that TV shows showing tracking of the computers origins are fantasy land left overs.

Any of you could come to Australia, get an account from the same ISP I use and do whatever mayhem you wish to on the world stage. It does not mean that Australia did it.

P

Until China comes out and denies it. .. They did it. And I'm starting to think they, NK, and even the Russians want the STHF here soon.

Started here:
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Originally posted by damingus

Originally posted by pheonix358
IP addresses can be spoofed. You can also get an account in any country and make it seem it comes from the man in the moon if you wish.

It is just as likely that the attack came from the CIA as from anywhere. When will people get the point that TV shows showing tracking of the computers origins are fantasy land left overs.

Any of you could come to Australia, get an account from the same ISP I use and do whatever mayhem you wish to on the world stage. It does not mean that Australia did it.

P

Until China comes out and denies it. .. They did it. And I'm starting to think they, NK, and even the Russians want the STHF here soon.

Of course that's what they are thinking. They want a role-reversal with us.

What difference does it make where the actual attack IP’s come from?

The computers that are partaking in the attack are just bots. Computers that have been taken over by other people without their owners knowing about it. Chinese computers will be kind of a given. That is because a lot of Chinese use pirated operating software that is poorly patched, and generally virus ridden because of that. And china has big internet connections with SK that can carry an appreciable attack payload. So it’s a natural choice to cultivate Chinese bots for the attack, no mater who the attacker is.

The question is “Who is controlling the bots?”

Yeah but I bet it came from inside N. Korea. China comes in, sets up, does the deed, and dips out. Using N. Korea as a proxy state.

-SAP-

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It can, however I'm sure the DOD and CIA have the means to get around that and see whats going on.

They aren't fools!

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Of course they can. Hey, have they caught all of the members of Anonymous as yet. No! I guess they are not as good as you think they are.

You can spoof digitally and you can spoof in the physical world.

Someone gets into your Mum's computer and sets all this in motion. How do you figure out who did it. DOD and CIA would simply arrest your Mum and yell, "We got her!"

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