Day 290

North Korea Suspected of Cyber Hacking

Apparently there was a cyber attack on various government agency sites in the US and South Korea.  US sites affected include: The Treasury Department, Secret Service, and The Federal Trade Commission.  

South Korea's National Intelligence Service, the nation's main spy agency, told a group of South Korean lawmakers Wednesday it believes that North Korea or North Korean sympathizers in the South were behind the attacks, according to an aide to one of the lawmakers briefed on the information.

The aide spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the information. The National Intelligence Service — South Korea's main spy agency — said it couldn't immediately confirm the report, but it said it was cooperating with American authorities

Day 220

North Korea

North Korea has threatened to carry out a second nuclear test unless the United National Security Council apologises for criticism of its rocket launch earlier this month.