韓國調查電腦網絡大癱瘓是否由於遭到網絡攻擊
cyberattack after several of the country's broadcasters and financial institutions reported a major failure of their computer networks.
At least three broadcasters - KBS, MBC and YTN - said their computer networks were paralyzed on Wednesday. Images of employees staring at blank computer screens circulated in South Korean media.
Two banks - the Shinhan Bank and the Nonghyup Bank - were also reported to be part of the attack, as were some of the country's ATMs. Local media suggest the country's stock markets have not been affected.
South Korean police say they are investigating the cause of the outages to determine whether they were a result of a concerted cyberattack by North Korea, which has a history of carrying out cyber warfare on the South.
The news comes just days after North Korea accused the United States and South Korea of launching a computer attack on several of its websites, which mysteriously suffered a prolonged outage last week.韓國當局正在調查一起看來是大規模網絡攻擊的事件，此前韓國幾家電視臺和金融機構報告說，他們的電腦網絡出現嚴重停運問題。
KBS、MBC和YTN等至少三家韓國電視臺報告說，其電腦網絡星期三癱瘓。韓國媒體播放的畫面顯示，僱員們注視着沒有圖像的電腦屏幕。
新韓銀行、農協銀行這兩家銀行以及韓國一些自動取款機也報告其電腦網絡遭到攻擊。當地媒體說，韓國股市沒有受到影響。
韓國警方說，他們正在對電腦網絡癱瘓的原因進行調查，以確定是否遭到朝鮮的協調網絡攻擊。朝鮮以往曾對韓國進行網絡戰。
幾天前，朝鮮指責美國和韓國對幾個朝鮮互聯網網站進行電腦攻擊，這幾個網站上星期曾原因不明地出現長時間停運。
