South Korea Television and Banks Hacked; Fingers Pointed at North Korea

KBS, MBC, YTN, Shinhan and Nonghyup banks were targeted in a simultaneous cyber-attack. South Korean officials say 32,000 computers at six organizations came from China. North Korea was previously blamed for cyber-attacks against the South in 2009 and 2011, the country was again thought responsible for the hackings. South Korea launched a program to recruit hackers and turn them into national defenders at the beginning of the year, with $18,500 prize for the most-gifted hacker.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/south-korea-television-and-banks-hacked-fingers-pointed-at-north-korea/