Seoul accused North Korea of ​​hacking

seoul - The South Korean secret service accused hackers from North Korea of ​​data theft of smartphones from the South Korean government employees. Between late February and early March, dozens of smartphones would be attacked. In five cases, text and voice messages and Belgian data captured, the National Intelligence Service had (NIS) out Tuesday.

About how sensitive the information, the service would not be out.

The NIS also said to have put an end to attempts by North Korea to come through the mail by railway staff in the management of the South Korean railways. Earlier, South Korea accused the North of cyber attacks on its nuclear society. In 2013, North Korean hackers were computer systems of South Korean banks and broadcasters have placed days flat. Pyongyang has denied that.

South Korea announced Tuesday new sanctions against individuals and companies linked to weapons programs in North Korea. Even ships are excluded which have built in North Korean ports in the previous 180 days. The measures are intended to do to discourage shipping companies and trading companies business with North Korea, said the government.

The South Korean measures following the condemnation by the UN Security Council nuclear and missile tests by North Korea in January and February. South Korea has suspended cooperation with North Korea on a joint industrial park in Kaesong. A pilot project to bring coal from Russia via North Korean port to South Korea was aborted.