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North Korean hackers stole South Korean and U.S. war plans

A member of South Korea's parliament who sits on its defense committee is claiming that North Korean hackers have stolen some of his nation's most sensitive military documents -- including a plan to assassinate North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. The South Korean Yonhap news service is reporting that Rhee Cheol-hee, a member of the country's ruling political party and a sitting member of its parliamentary defense committee, said the information North Korean hackers stole came from the country's Ministry of Defense. The hackers apparently accessed plans for South Korean special forces, information about power plants and military facilities, and wartime contingency plans crafted jointly by the U.S. and South Korea. The BBC is saying that the South Korean defense ministry has declined to comment on the allegations. Press officers from the U.S. Department of Defense were not available for comment at the time of this article. Rhee claims that roughly 235 gig