S. Korea Ups Estimate Of Size Of Pyongyang's Cyber Unit
January 07 2015
North Korea's cyber warfare unit has about twice as many personnel as previously believed, says the South Korean Defense Ministry, as cited by Deutsche Welle.
Bureau 121 in the North has around 6,000 personnel for cyber warfare and cyber attacks inside South Korea, the ministry said in a new report.
The unit, which is led by some of North Korea's most accomplished computer experts, may be targeting South Korean telecom and energy networks, the ministry said on Tuesday.
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