DDOS Attack From North Korea Was Just A Trailer
The DDOS attack launched by communist Korea on selected American and South Korean Web sites has been going of for four days, but wasn’t reported by government agencies. Now the worst part of the attack is revealed, the companies and individuals who have not not updated anti virus software will likely switch on their PCs on Friday to find their data gone.
The virus which has been involved in attacking U.S and South Korean sites has been programmed to encrypt user data or reformat the hard disk of the PC. This new revelation is against some experts opinion that these attacks are more like protests in the street, where an angry mob might burn you in effigy and does no real harm. According to Jose Nazario a cybersecurity expert “If your motives are to register your frustration or anger, this is very commonly used throughout the world to do that.”
Now the cybersecurity experts should not take these DDOS attack as some frustrated outburst but these can bring down the already beaten economy on its knees. The data erased by these virus can cause millions in loss to small and medium scale companies already struggling with recession.
Steps to avoid data loss:
- Start Windows in safe-mode by using the boot menu accessed through the F8 key at start-up
- Set the clock to before July 10 and then reboot the PC normally and update anti-virus softwar
- Performing a complete scan to erase the virus.
The attack which started on July 4 coincided with North Korea’s missiles launch intended to defy the international community and these scenarios make North Korea the most likely suspect in these DDOS attacks.
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