N.Korea's Vast Cyber Warfare Army

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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/13/2013081300891.html

Chosun.com
August 14, 2013

North Korea has about 200 agents who spend their time posting comments 
online to undermine South Korean morale, while the whole contingent of 
3,000 cyber warfare experts under the Reconnaissance General Bureau wage 
cyber terrorism against the South, a private South Korean think tank 
claims.

The think tank, which studies strategies against North Korea, made the 
claim in a seminar at the Seoul Press Center on Monday afternoon.

It said the North's cyber warfare troops develop and distribute apps to 
subvert South Korean efforts to block pro-North Korean websites and 
conduct guerrilla-style hacking attacks by constantly changing IP 
addresses and connecting other sites with pro-North Korean sites.

Ryu Dong-ryul of the Police Policy Institute said, "The North has 
established a team of online trolls at the United Front Department and the 
Reconnaissance General Bureau." About 200 agents post comments on major 
South Korean portals and disguise their identity using personal 
information stolen from South Koreans, he added.

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