Seoul’s spy agency accuses China of major cyber attacks


South Korean spy agency on Wednesday reported a significant uptick in attempts of cyber attacks by foreign sources last year, waged mainly by North Korea and China.

Chinese attacks tended to inflict more severe damage than North Korean ones, despite the latter being more frequent. The National Intelligence Service said cyber attacks against the public sector increased by 36 percent overall last year compared to the year before. North Korea accounted for 80 percent of those attacks, and China, 5 percent.

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Source: The Korea Herald