Journalists covering South Korean military are targeted by spies

At least one defense reporter’s computer was infected by a virus that steals information, after the writer opened an email with an infected attachment.

Chinese hackers are suspected to be behind the malicious email campaign.  

Reporters who cover South Korea's Ministry of National Defense use notebooks that are connected to the ministry's Internet network.

"We've confirmed that a handful of reporters covering the ministry have received an e-mail which carries the malicious code this week," a ministry official said, explaining that once the email is opened, it automatically imbeds the virus code into the computer.

It has not been determined if any data was taken from the initial victim’s computer.

Retracing the IP of the code revealed that the hacker, or hackers, had used a server in Liaoning, China.

Officials would not rule out the possibility that North Korea was involved.