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Australia Vulnerable to Korean Hacking Army

Posted by samzenpus on from the hacking-matilda dept.

Nan writes "An army of more than 500 hackers hired by the North Korean military could find Australian businesses a "softer target" than their U.S. or European-based counterparts, according to security experts. The hacking army's mission is to break into South Korean, Japanese and American corporate networks to gather intelligence and steal trade secrets, according to reports."

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  1. In other news... by leonmergen · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Western countries unite in a global blocking campaign, virtually disconnecting North Korea from the internet, after a number of government-funded hacking threats from North Korea.

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    - Leon Mergen
    http://www.solatis.com
    1. Re:In other news... by WaR.KiN · · Score: 5, Funny

      Time to send in Team America.

    2. Re:In other news... by Pantero+Blanco · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean Slashdotting them? ;)

    3. Re:In other news... by DigitumDei · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well a week ago it was 600 hackers.

      Looks like some of them failed to perform and were "fired". ;) I figure every time they fail we should see this number drop. *can just see the article in a few months time "Korea's 34 man hacker army"

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  2. Out of curiosity... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last I checked you needed electricity to run a computer, and last satellite photo I saw, the North Koreans didn't have any of that.

    I'm betting Aussie networks are safe from their North Korean TCP/Abacus layer attacks.

  3. Re:This is nuts. by leonmergen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah well, they should stop giving hackers from N Korea moderation rights anyway... :)

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    - Leon Mergen
    http://www.solatis.com
  4. Korean Hacking Army by Raseri · · Score: 5, Funny

    The most out-of-shape military force on Earth. Their base of operations is their parents' basements. Their rations consist entirely of pizza and Bawls. Their uniform is jeans and a shirt with either the word "w00t!" (for grunts) or the phrase "i read your e-mail" (for officers). Their recruitment literature looks like this:

    HungLo2099: d000dz!!!!11!1!! u could 500000 pwn amerkians!!!1!!!!!
    Z3r0k3wl: kewl!!1! wehre do w3 sign up?
    HungLo69: OMG america iz teh suck!!1!!1 OMGWTFLOLOLOLOL!!!!!1!!1!111!!11!oneone!1
    HungLo2099: d00dz!! u also get free pizza and a t-shirt!!!!1!!!11!
    Z3r0k3wl: w00t!
    HungLo69: pwnage11!11!

    Trust me, I've seen it.

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    Writhe your naked ass to the mindless groove.
  5. You call that a root kit? by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not a root kit.

    Here. Now this is a root kit, mate.

  6. This message... by Izago909 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Brought to you by the same people that guaranteed WMDs in Iraq and Osama captured within a year, and a link betwen them.

  7. Only 500 Hackers? by salvorHardin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, that Korean hacker training program must be tough... there were 600 of them a week ago.