work for the military. it may seem at a time when the north koreans are showing off their nuclear capabilities and the u.s. is mobilizing assets, the cyber threat is a minor concern. but keep in mind that north korea is no match for the u.s. military force. cyber attacks are the kind of weapon that can level the playing field. imagine that they did something to the u.s. they brought down the power grid or wiped ton of machines. what is the u.s. going to do? they don t rely on the internet. their financial system isn t built on computers in the world. it s one of the only countries in the world that aren t online. right. they can do whatever they want, it has zero effect to them. there are not that many hacking targets. a cyber war is not where the
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of this country s power plants, one by one. just to see if anything has been compromised. this is happening after some hackers, suspected hackers posted on a website that the virus was in place and they could activate it at anytime. now, this could very well be an empty threat. after the spectacular sony hack, natalie, they can t be too careful. absolutely. they are worried about their nuclear facilities. what u.s. government agencies do south korean investigators worry about as hacking targets? reporter: well, as i was speaking with the professor, the first thing he said was nasa. the reason why? think about it. what north korea loves to control is the propaganda, the message. they would love to try to do that in america. that is an agency he is worried about, but a number of agencies have got to look at north korea much more seriously, not that
from. you want us to kill the leader of north korea? yes. reporter: with sony s stunning decision pulling this movie, it may send a simple signal to north korea, cyber attacks work. reporter: now the south korean government says it is currently going through 23 power plants. this action after the suspected hackers posted some new threats saying that online saying the virus was in place and it could be activated at any time against the nuclear power plants. likely an empty threat, but after sony, natalie, they just can t be too careful. absolutely. you just reported yesterday about the hackers in north korea who work specifically on this all the time very much in the shadows. but, kim, what u.s. government agencies do south korean investigators there worry about as possible hacking targets? now keep in mind that the way
president and vice president arrived after that and spent the next two hours discussing the nsa surveillance programs with which these companies have been forced to comply. recently, many of these companies signed an open letter calling for reforms to the nsa s wide-reaching surveillance programs and transparency. those programs have treated america s tech giants like a grab bag from which to mine user data, e-mail, chat, video, photos, you name it. much of the time the nsa isn t asking for the data. it s telling. here are just a few specifics. from facebook, the nsa mines profiles or connections, according to the new york times. from google, the nsa uses cookies to pinpoint hacking targets, according to the washington post. from apple, the nsa made thousands of customer data requests and told apple to keep quiet about it. this meeting comes just a day after a federal judge ruled that the nsa s phone record collection probably violates the constitution. edward snowden, the nsa cont