North Korea revealed that the pirates of southern computers
While North Korea may be incompetent regarding the nuclear weapons, they are definitely trying to make up for it with their hacking folder sanctioned by the state. The rogue state was recently revealed to be behind a major hacking attack on the media industry in South Korea, which saw more than 30,000 hard drives wiped in late March. The attack also affected the major banks, with useless online services for a number of hours.
The attack demonstrates the growing confidence of the North, and has further fueled the always vicious war of words between the two states. It is also a worrying sign for the South, which will now be working hard to consolidate their online defenses to prevent further attacks on national infrastructure.
US lawmakers consider the proposed Privacy Act Office
US lawmakers have gone a step further to ensure a private minimum living online this week, after influential Senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a new bill to prevent companies sneakily monitoring user behavior. The online law unimaginatively named Unfollow prevent the data recording companies without their permission, effectively trump the privacy policies of websites and protect American consumers from users private information.
A similar bill is under consideration in California, highlighting the growing importance of online privacy for computer users across the United States. A number of farms technology groups are already preparing to launch a fervent resistance bills, with organizations including the Alliance admitting TechAmerica Internet and concerns about how the law would affect their interests commercial.
analyst reveals autopilot hack
A leading security analyst was able to hack his way into the navigation systems of a simulated commercial airplane , opening the way to sophisticated hackers to potentially take control of the aircraft autopilot systems. The analyst is now wanted by national security agencies in Europe and the US, who are interested to know if the same method could be used to compromise an operational aircraft.
industry experts have been quick to try to calm public fears, saying that any hacker would also have a "solid knowledge of aviation" in order to be successful.
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