North Korea suspected in cyberattacks

July 08, 2009 The attacks began on Saturday, July 4, the U.S. Independence Day holiday, and were widespread, but government Web sites were now up and running and day-to-day operations at the White House and Pentagon had not been affected, officials said. U.S. officials also said it was premature to say who was responsible and that these types of Internet attacks happen everyday on government networks. South Korean media, including Yonhap news agency, quoted parliament members as saying after an intelligence briefing that the spy agency believed "North Korea or pro-North elements" were behind the attacks that targeted 26 U.S. and South Korean Web sites.

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