State cyberattack 'ongoing'

A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that a cyberattack launched against its website is "still ongoing" as more fingers pointed toward North Korea in the denial-of-service assault on numerous government sites. Ian Kelly told reporters at the State Department briefing that the attack had started on July 5. "It's still ongoing, but I'm told that it's much reduced right now," Kelly said, noting that the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team was working on the problem. "But I think, as you know, the State Department wasn't the only target of these attacks." Targets included the websites of the White House, Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission, the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security. Government websites in South Korea -- the office of the president, the National Assembly, Defense and Foreign ministries -- were also affected.