Seoul Refutes Pyongyang's Alleged Cyberattacks On South Korea After 1st Moon-Kim Summit

Seoul refuted on Thursday media reports claiming that North Korea had attempted to carry out cyberattacks on South Korea following the first summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April.

TOKYO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd November, 2018) Seoul refuted on Thursday media reports claiming that North Korea had attempted to carry out cyberattacks on South Korea following the first summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April.

According to media reports, the North Korean hacker group Hidden Cobra reportedly tried to attack South Korea after the summit, despite there having been a thaw in bilateral relations.

"The cyberthreat level has remained normal since 6:00 p.m. [09:00 GMT] March 20," Spokesman for the South Korean presidential office Kim Eui-kyeom told reporters at a briefing.

According to the spokesman, there were no changes in the cybersecurity situation either before or after the two leaders' September summit in Pyongyang.

Moon and Kim already held three summits this year � in April, May and September � that helped ease tensions between the two nations. The first two summits were held in the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, while the third one took place in North Korea. Kim is expected to pay a return visit to Seoul soon, which will become the first such visit by a North Korean leader to South Korea since the peninsula's division.