North Korea hackers steal ultra-classified USA WAR PLANS

Rhee Cheol-hee, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, said in an interview with local media published on Tuesday that the hackers had broken into South Korea’s defense data center in September a year ago and snatched a trove of classified military documents.

Rhee Cheol-hee, a member of South Korean parliamentary defence committee, confirmed the North Korean hack.

U.S. President Donald Trump may travel to the inter-Korean border in early November when he visits South Korea, a defense source said Tuesday.

British defence officials have reportedly been instructed to draw up plans in preparation for potential conflict with North Korea.

At the weekend, the United States leader said efforts with Pyongyang had broken down and that “only one thing will work”.

Kim Jong-un has repeatedly tested Washington’s patience by continuing work on nuclear and ballistic missiles. Combined Forces Command in Seoul, according to South Korean defense officials quoted in local media.

Lee told South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency that much of the stolen data has not been identified.

This is, again, a case of delayed response, the hack took place in September previous year, and while it was revealed in May that a large amount of data had been stolen, no details were given.

Speaking to reporters at HM Naval Base Clyde last month, Mr Fallon said: “Today the nuclear dangers are intensifying from a reckless North Korea and increasingly aggressive Russian Federation”.

Under one scenario, Britain’s 65,000-tonne carrier, with a crew of 700, could be escorted by Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates to join U.S. warships in the Korean peninsula, reports Larisa Brown, the newspaper’s defence and security editor.

The issue has been widely seen as a litmus test for bilateral relations, which have become frayed over South Korea’s deployment of an advanced USA anti-missile system.

Pyongyang has denied responsibility for the cyber attack, scolding Seoul for “fabricating” claims of online attacks.

“And finally it is also a message to regional powers that the North is not willing to be pushed around any more and that they intend to continue to develop their economy and their nuclear weapons and missile programs in parallel”, he said.