South Korea is alleging hackers from North Korea breached one of its online shopping sites, Reuters reports. Interpark Corp said the attack occurred in May, when hackers stole the personal records of more than 10 million shoppers. South Korea’s national police agency said the data breach was traced back to North Korea’s spy agency, detecting the same IP address used in previous cyberattacks. The South Korean police said the hacker used terminology used in North Korea, and rarely seen in the south, as the hacker sent emails demanding a bitcoin payment after the attack. Interpark said no payoff was made. North Korea has denied involvement in the breach.
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