Kim Jong-Un has a cyber-army of 6,000 hackers and may soon be able to attack the US with miniaturised nuclear warheads, say South Korea
South Korea says Kim has twice as many hackers as previously thought
Figure comes in wake of Sony hack and attack on South’s nuclear plants
Kim regime may also be able to hit U.S. with nukes thanks to new rockets
By CHRIS PLEASANCE
DailyMailUK
6 January 2015
South Korea has accused Kim Jong-Un of using a 6,000-strong cyber army to launch attacks on its military and government, as well as targeting organisations overseas.
North Korea may now be able to hit the U.S. mainland with nuclear warheads thanks to advances in rocket technology and efforts to minimise the radioactive bombs, Seoul’s defence ministry said.
The warning comes after days of rising tensions on the Korena peninsula after Kim said he was open to ‘high level’ talks with the South during his New Year speech.
South Korean officials had previously estimated that North Korea had 3,000 hackers at its disposal, but in a report published today they doubled that number to 6,000.
The revised estimate comes after Kim’s regime was blamed for hacking movie producer Sony Pictures in retaliation for making film The Interview, depicting the assassination of Kim Jong-Un.
In the days following the leaking of confidential Sony information, the South said it had foiled an attempt to hack its nuclear reactors, again blaming the attack on the North.
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