Hard disks could be wiped in Korea, U.S.

July 10, 2009 Cyber attacks slowing U.S. and South Korean Web sites could enter a new phase Friday by attacking personal computers and wiping out hard disks, a South Korean government agency and web security firm said. North Korea was originally a prime suspect for launching the cyber attacks, but the isolated state was not named on a list of Web sites from five countries where the attacks may have originated, the Korea Communications Commission said. The attacks targeting dozens of government and business sites in South Korea and the United States did not cause major damage or security breaches, experts said, but the KCC warned a new phase at 15:00 GMT on Friday could cause severe damage to PCs.

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