Seoul urged to tighten vigilance against North Korean hackers
'NK cyber warfare has potential to cause greater damage than nuclear weapons'By Lee Kyung-min South Korea should raise its guard against cyberattacks from North Korea, as it has been increasingly vulnerable to Pyongyang's tech-driven cyberwarfare, experts said Tuesday. They added that the international community should take North Korea's fast-advancing, cyber manipulation tactics more seriously, as cyberattacks are becoming an easier, more cost-effective alternative to nuclear and missile threats.Contrary to common misunderstanding that the North is an isolated, poor and undeveloped country with no modernization or technological capabilities, Balbina Hwang, a visiting professor at Georgetown University, said the country's activities in online crime was alarming. “The notion dangerously underestimates North Korea's growing sophistication and participation in so-called hybrid warfare utilizing asymmetric capabilities, especially in the cyber-realm. It has the potential to cause greater global damage or chaos than its nuclear weapons program,” the former U.S. State Departmen
