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...North Korea is really behind the cyberattacks on U.S. and South Korean websites over the past few days, as South Korea has claimed, why hasn't it taken responsibility? The Kim Jong Il regime has never been shy of owning up to its mischief: if anything, it tends to exaggerate its ability to do far-flung damage. And yet, there has been no chest-thumping from Pyongyang about the "glorious destruction of the powerful computer systems of the evil enemies of our Dear Leader...
...attacks originated in North Korea. Indeed, five days after the first attacks, there has been no proof of Pyongyang's involvement. Unlike their South Korean counterparts, U.S. officials have pointedly avoided blaming North Korea, or any other country, for the attacks. (See pictures of the rise of Kim Jong Il...
...timing of the attacks is one: they coincided with the anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder and Kim's dad, Kim Il Sung, an occasion you might reasonably expect the regime to celebrate with some long-distance shenanigans. And the regime is already embroiled in conflict with the U.S. over nukes and missiles; a hack attack would be just one more inflammatory act by a country that specializes in inflammatory actions...
...alleged to have transferred millions of dollars of proliferation-related funds from Iran to North Korean companies already on U.S. and U.N. sanctions lists, according to the Treasury Department. The firm also facilitated the sale of North Korean missiles to Iran, Treasury says. (See pictures of Kim Jong Il...
...pictures of the rise of Kim Jong Il...