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The Korean paper compares the March 4, 2011 DDoS attack with the 2009 7.7 DDoS incident through network-forensics analysis. It notes similarities in malware production, botnet construction, and attack rollout, but argues that the two incidents differed more substantially in strategy and execution. According to the excerpt, the 7.7 operators invested more preparation time and understood South Korea’s DDoS defenses well enough to mount an effective attack, while the 3.4 operators showed improved malware propagation but less preparation and weaker understanding of the defensive environment.