{"id":49881,"date":"2017-10-31T07:18:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T07:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=49881"},"modified":"2017-10-31T07:18:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T07:18:55","slug":"north-korea-steals-warship-and-submarine-blueprints-in-massive-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/north-korea-steals-warship-and-submarine-blueprints-in-massive-heist.html","title":{"rendered":"North Korea steals warship and submarine blueprints in massive heist"},"content":{"rendered":"

World war 3 threat? North Korea steals warship and submarine blueprints in massive heist<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

NORTH Korea stole blueprints for missile-equipped ships and submarines during a heist of classified documents from the world\u2019s biggest shipbuilder, it has been reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

The South Korean paper Dong-A Ilbo, citing opposition party lawmaker Kyeong Dae-soo, claims that 60 classified military documents were among 40,000 hacked from South Korea\u2019s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. in April 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Aegis-equipped ships and submarines are key to plans for a preemptive strike against North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are equipped with ballistic missiles to target key facilities in the South.<\/span><\/p>\n

The documents include information on construction technology, blueprints, weapons systems and evaluation of the ships and submarines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Kyeong told the newspaper that he was briefed on the hack from South Korea\u2019s defence ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea has been developing cyber capabilities as trade sanctions and a poor economy have made it hard to invest in conventional military capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rogue nation has been accused of hacking everything from Sony Corp to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was even accused of hacking the NHS, which it denies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The official Korean Central News Agency said: \u201cWe made it very clear that the DPRK had no connection at all with acts of cybercrime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The claims come after it was reported earlier this month that North Korean hackers have stolen the USA\u2019s hyper-classified plans for war on the peninsula.<\/span><\/p>\n

The data even includes a plot to \u201cdecapitate\u201d Kim Jong-un.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhee Cheol-hee, a South Korean lawmaker, said North Korea now has its hands on the latest South Korea-US wartime plans, the South\u2019s Yonhap News Agency reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pyongyang has denied responsibility for the cyber attack, scolding Seoul for “fabricating” claims of online attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The stolen plans coincide with the North ramping up its rhetoric and testing six missiles this year, including a nuclear missile which the North claims could reach the US west coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian lawmaker Anton Morozov visited Pyongyang earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

He warned the North possesses a ballistic missile which will be able to reach US territory after it is modernised.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Morozov said North Korea is aiming to increase the range of its ballistic missiles from 3,000km to 9,000km – which could reach the US Pacific island of Guam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Morozov, who embarked on a three-day visit to the despot kingdom with two other Russian lawmakers, said on Friday Kim was preparing to launch another long-range missile \u201cin the nearest future\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/873400\/World-War-3-North-Korea-news-US-v-North-Korea-war-nuclear-Kim-Jong-un-ICBM-South-Korea<\/span><\/p>\n

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