Cyber Assault Lays Waste to U.S. Gov't Websites, North Korea Suspected

By Jason Mick - July 8, 2009

Experts had warned that the U.S. was poorly defended against and ill-prepared for a major cyber offensive. It turns out they were right. Attacks against U.S. government sites occurring on July 4 are just now being revealed to the public eye. The attacks took down the Treasury Department, the Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission, and the Transportation Department websites over the weekend. This week, outages have continued as the attackers show no signs of relenting. South Korea has also been targeted. The attacks on South Korea's government sites began on Tuesday. The attacks affected South Korea's presidential Blue House and the Defense Ministry, and some banking sites, among others.

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