N. Korea accuses U.S., allies of hacking attacksMarch 15, 2013 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - North Korea has accused the U.S. and its allies of attacks on its internet servers, amid tension on the peninsula. According to BBC News, KCNA news agency said the "intensive and persistent" attacks coincided with U.S.-South Korea military drills. Official sites such as KCNA, Air Koryo and Rodong Sinmun, the party newspaper, are reported to have been inaccessible on some occasions in recent days. Tension has escalated in the wake of North Korea's third nuclear test last month. The test led to fresh UN sanctions being imposed on Pyongyang, which has responded with strong rhetoric - both to the UN move and the annual joint drills, which it bitterly opposes. It says it has scrapped the Korean War armistice and ended non-aggression pacts with Seoul. It has also cut off a hotline that connects the two countries. The two Koreas remain technically at war because the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a treaty. South Korea says North cannot unilaterally dissolve the armistice and has called on Pyongyang to tone down its language. North Korea called the cyber attack a "cowardly and despicable act". "It is nobody's secret that the U.S. and South Korean puppet regime are massively bolstering up cyber forces in a bid to intensify the subversive activities and sabotages against the DPRK [North Korea]," KCNA said. South Korean intelligence sources say North Korea routinely attempts to access the network here, and Pyongyang is believed to have broken into Defense Ministry data at least once in the past few years, our correspondent adds. The cause of the disruption remains unclear. Current internet access in North Korea is extremely limited for locals, with most people only having access to a small number of state-run pages. The wider internet is available only to the government and the military. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |