North Korea disappeared from the internet for several hours on Friday and over the weekend as crucial servers inside the country were unreachable, log files and domain records obtained by NK News show.
The patterns of failing connectivity suggest that North Korea's IT infrastructure may have been hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack, said cybersecurity researcher Junade Ali.
North Korea disappeared from the internet for several hours on Friday and over the weekend as crucial servers inside the country were unreachable, log files and domain records obtained by NK News show.
The patterns of failing connectivity suggest that North Korea's IT infrastructure may have been hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack, said cybersecurity researcher Junade Ali.
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