The Cheong Wa Dae, otherwise known as the Blue House, South Korea’s parallel to the USA’s White House, is apparently being data scraped by North Korean sources for information regarding the G20 summit beginning November 11th in Seoul. While nothing sensitive has yet been compromised, authorities are keeping a close eye on the attempts. Fears of North Korean provocation are mounting as the world’s eyes are on the South during the meeting of world leaders. No mention of actual security breaches are made, causing me to speculate that this is simply an incidence of North Korean sources accessing publicly accessible materials… a loose application of the “hacking” phrase commonly invoked by media organizations. UPDATE: I’m not concentrating enough today, apparently the home computers of Blue House officials have even been targeted by North Koreans. Employees are having their work computers replaced on bi-annual basis just to prevent longterm infiltration from North Korean data snoopers.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo
