Dear MEL School’s
Topic Readers,
South Korea to
develop Stuxnet-like cyberweapons
What is Suxnet? It
was the first-known computer virus designed to target real-world infrastructure
like power station, specifically Iranian nuclear enrichment plants.
Now, South Korea’s
military is preparing to use a similar offensive tool to attack North’s nuclear
facility as the second phase of their cyber operation strategies.
What is their
first phase then? Propaganda. Even in North Korea where public media are
strictly controlled, there are people who use social networking and social
media services.
Will such malware
to distort or disrupt social networking or disrupt infrastructures do just as
it is intended to? Even though some countries’ sensor system detects and blocks
unfavorable accesses or interactions, the Internet doesn’t respect state
borders or isn’t always blocked by security guards. Therefore, any virus could
spread around the world just in a matter of a blink or click. And what could
happen if such malware is captured and altered by the hand of other cyber
attackers? An attempt to secure regional peace could threaten global security.
Enjoy reading and
learning about a new state-level cyber threat.
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