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North Korea blamed for cyber attack on US

North Korea was today blamed for sophisticated cyber attacks that paralysed major US government websites.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2009 - 14:37

North Korea was today blamed for sophisticated cyber attacks that paralysed major US government websites.

The sites of 11 South Korean organisations also went down or had access problems.

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