Professionals Suppose Northern Behind SKorea PC Crash

Professionals Suppose Northern Behind SKorea PC Crash

A cyber attack triggered pc systems at major Southern Japanese financial institutions and top TV tv stations to accident at the same time Wed, paralyzing bank machines across the country and forcing rumors of Northern Japanese participation.

Screens went empty at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT), the state-run South Korea Information Security Agency said, and more than seven hours later some systems were still down.

Police and Southern Japanese authorities couldn't instantly determine liability and Northern Korea's condition media made no immediate feedback on the shut down. But some experts alleged a cyber attack orchestrated by Pyongyang. The competitors have interchanged risks among joint U.S.-South Japanese army exercises and in the awaken of U.N. penalties intended to penalize Northern South Korea over its atomic test last month.