South Korea Accuses North of Hacking as Tensions Escalate

SEOUL—South Korea’s intelligence agency accused North Korea of attempting to hack into Seoul government websites and smartphones as confrontation between the nations increased at the start of military drills involving U.S. troops in the South.

Pyongyang threatened to respond to the military exercises by targeting the U.S. and South Korea with nuclear attack and Seoul said it would impose new sanctions on the North, underscoring the sharp deterioration in cross-border relations following North Korea’s recent tests of a nuclear bomb and a new rocket.

While ties between the two Koreas are rarely smooth, North Korea’s nuclear detonation in January and rocket launch in February—viewed by other nations as a missile test—have triggered a switch to a far more assertive policy toward Pyongyang by South Korean President Park Geun-hye. For the full article click here

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