"With cyber warfare a single man can prepare the largest stage for a World War. While the rulers of the world pass blame and accusation from one to another, a single individual could be sitting back and watching his handy work play out on the news. They could be smiling as they watch their plan unfold. The battlefield is one where an individual, (who has recognized the ignorance of the domesticated masses), could move his pieces into place like a game of chess. The player could remain unseen by those confused leaders who send in the pawns to fight and die."
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A cyberattack caused computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters to crash simultaneously Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines across the country and prompting
speculation of North Korean involvement.
Police and South Korean officials couldn't immediately determine
responsibility and North Korea's state media made no immediate comments on the shutdown. But some experts suspected a cyberattack orchestrated by Pyongyang. The rivals have exchanged threats amid joint U.S.-South Korean military drills and in the wake of U.N. sanctions meant to punish North Korea over its nuclear test last month.
The network paralysis took place just days after North Korea accused South Korea and the U.S. of staging a cyberattack that shut down its websites for two days last week. Loxley Pacific, the Thailand-based Internet service provider, confirmed the North Korean outage but did not say what caused it.
"Throughout the world, states that create cyber warfare and engage in those types of activities are precisely the same countries that develop nuclear weapons," Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said.
"North Korea has strongly stepped up development of asymmetrical strategy with nuclear development and many types of ballistic missiles as well as a special forces of 200,000 strong."
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