'N. Korea Has Third Most Powerful Cyberwar Capabilities' -- Stars and Stripes
SEOUL - North Korea's electronic warfare capabilities are second only to Russia and the United States, a South Korean expert claimed Thursday.
Speaking at the Defense Security Command's information security conference in Seoul, professor Lee Dong-hoon of the Korea University Graduate School of Information Security also said that Pyongyang's electronic warfare unit was behind the jamming of GPS signals in South Korea. From April 28 until May 13, GPS signals were jammed here causing difficulties in air and marine traffic controls.
According to Lee, North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau was responsible for the GPS jamming.
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My Comment: I have doubts that they are that good. While their ability to scramble GPS platforms is worrisome .... as well as conducting 'denial of service' attacks .... the big cyberwar players are countries like Russia, China, Israel, some NATO member states, and the U.S..
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