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South Korea Investigates North Korean Hacking Of Defense Contractor

Wednesday, May 11th, 2016

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South Korea Investigates North Korean Hacking Of Defense Contractor

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The South Korean military counter-espionage service has begun an investigation into an alleged North Korean hack into Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., a major builder of naval warships, the Korean Yonhap News Agency first reported Tuesday.“After identifying signs that Hanjin Heavy Industries may have been hacked on April 20, the Defense Security Command is currently leading a security investigation into whether any military secrets were leaked and whether North Korea was involved,” official sources said in the report.Although North…

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