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TOKYO, May 11 (KUNA) -- South Korea on Wednesday renewed its demand that
North Korea stop its act of cyber terrorism, a day after Pyongyang denied its
involvement in a cyber attack that paralyzed the computer network of one of
Seoul's largest banks last month, Yonhap News Agency reported.
"We urge North Korea once again to immediately stop its act of cyber
terrorism," a South Korean Unification Ministry spokeswoman was quoted as
telling reporters. She also said Seoul's stance on Pyongyang's cyber attacks
remains unchanged, noting prosecutors reached the conclusion following an
in-depth investigation.
South Korean prosecutors announced earlier this month that North Korea's
top military intelligence agency hacked into the computer system of South
Korea's agricultural cooperative Nonghyup and deleted key computer files in
the bank's servers. The attack affected tens of thousands of customers who
were unable to use bank-issued credit cards for more than a week, according to
the report. Prosecutors also said the pattern and Internet protocol addresses
used for the April attack were identical to those used by the North in
previous cyber attacks against South Korea.
On Tuesday, the North's Ministry of the People's Armed Forces rejected the
results of an investigation by South Korean prosecutors, accusing the South of
"fabricating" the probe.(end)
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