(Seoul Comprehensive News) Twelve South Korean academic institutions' websites were attacked by Chinese hackers during the Lunar New Year. South Korea officially claimed that the purpose of hackers was unknown, but it did not constitute a practical threat.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the Korean Internet Rejuvenation Institute said on Wednesday (January 25) that websites that have been attacked by Chinese hackers, including the Korean Construction Policy Research Institute, Mandarin Society, and South Korea Archeology Society.Among them, the official website of the Korean Construction Policy Research Institute, which was attacked on the first day of the New Year (January 22), still showed "unable to access this website" by Wednesday.
It is reported that the Chinese hacker organization "Xiaoqi Camp" has noted that it will attack the Korean national institutions, saying that it has attacked the website of 70 educational institutions in South Korea before and after the New Year holiday of the lunar calendar, and will be publicly publicized.Data stolen from the official website of Korean public institutions.
Anonymous officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication of Korea said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency that most of the attacking official websites of small -scale non -profit organizations were not in place, and it seemed to be listed as an attack on the object of attack by hackers.However, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the attack is not as dangerous except for tampering with the website page.
It is reported that some Chinese hackers advocate on the communication software Telegram that the online attack is targeted at the suspension of Chinese citizens to go to South Korea for a short -term visa.However, South Korea's officials have not been able to determine whether this is the same as the hacking of this Internet attack.
For the "Xiaoqi Camp" claims to conduct a network attack on Korean national institutions, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea said that there is no actual danger at present, but pay close attention to related trends.
According to the online media "Hong Kong 01" report, the "Xiaoqi Battalion" in the online screenshot "Xiaoqi Battalion" on Tuesday (January 24) said in Telegram that they are free groups and do not work for the Chinese government.They will use South Korea as a member of the training ground, and each member will participate in the invasion of South Korea.The organization also said that the specific reason for their attack was "some streaming stars in South Korea annoyed me."
