S. Korea Claims N. Korea Has Trained 600 Crackers

maggeth writes "The Financial Times is reporting that North Korea's military and intel services have trained as many as 600 computer hackers specifically for attacks against South Korea, Japan, and the US. South Korea claims that the north has a five-year university program for hacker training and cites recent attacks on government computer systems. The South Korean defense ministry claimed in the report that 'North Korea's intelligence warfare capability is estimated to have reached the level of advanced countries,' and that the caliber of the North's hackers is high. So far it appears that these specific attacks are based in China, although it is not clear if North Korea is using Chinese networks or if China is involved."

Comments

What's better?

[Anonymous Coward]

(A) training crackers

or

(B) sex with a mare?

hmm

[Cynikal]

not a subscriber and i still got first post? guess it pays to work nights

Does NK have 600 computers?

[Anonymous Coward]

Does NK have 600 computers? And if so, do the all connect to the outside world on the same 56k modem line?

Re:If true, the stakes are now higher.

[DigiShaman]

What pisses me off, is that these crackers could wire US money for the main purpose of Kim and his harem. The moment he fucks with the US, I say we glass that country to a shiny spot seen from space.

Re:Interesting...

[bersl2]

If I was called a "cracker" I would be kind of worried about what you just said!

Ha. Ha. Ha.

My turn. It's "If I were called a 'cracker,' I would be kind of worried..." Stop butchering the subjunctive!

Yeesh...

[dep01]

Something about North Korea just creeps me the f**k out...