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| China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack | China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack |
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| A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed. | A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed. |
| The telecoms regulator said hackers used a Chinese address to plant a malicious code that shut down networks at six organisations on Wednesday. | The telecoms regulator said hackers used a Chinese address to plant a malicious code that shut down networks at six organisations on Wednesday. |
| Officials said they were continuing to investigate the origins of the attack. | Officials said they were continuing to investigate the origins of the attack. |
| North Korea has been blamed for previous attacks in 2009 and 2011. | North Korea has been blamed for previous attacks in 2009 and 2011. |
| "Unidentified hackers used a Chinese IP address to contact servers of the six affected organisations and plant the malware which attacked their computers," said Park Jae-moon of South Korea's communications regulator. | "Unidentified hackers used a Chinese IP address to contact servers of the six affected organisations and plant the malware which attacked their computers," said Park Jae-moon of South Korea's communications regulator. |
| "At this stage, we're still making our best efforts to trace the origin of attacks, keeping all kinds of possibilities open," he said. | "At this stage, we're still making our best efforts to trace the origin of attacks, keeping all kinds of possibilities open," he said. |
| Officials stressed that the IP address did not reveal who was behind the attack, as hackers can route their attacks through addresses in other countries to obscure their identities. | Officials stressed that the IP address did not reveal who was behind the attack, as hackers can route their attacks through addresses in other countries to obscure their identities. |
| Intelligence experts believe that North Korea routinely uses Chinese computer addresses to hide its cyber-attacks. | |
| Korea's Communications Commission said that the attacks on all six organisations appeared to come from a single entity. | |
| The networks had been attacked by malicious codes, rather than distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as initially suspected. | |
| The discovery has strengthened speculation that North Korea was behind the attack on Wednesday, the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul reports. | |
| A taskforce is being formed to analyse the virus and stop further attacks, and free computer vaccines have been handed out to South Korean companies, our correspondent adds. | |
| Last week, North Korea accused the US and its allies of attacks on its internet servers. |