New cyberattack hits North Korea after hacker claims responsibility for outages



News New cyberattack hits North Korea after hacker claims responsibility for outages Researcher says attacks on internet servers are retaliation for DPRK phishing campaign against cybersecurity experts Nils Weisensee February 3, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News (edited) \| A giant screen in Pyongyang showing a map of the Korean Peninsula A pseudonymous hacker who has claimed responsibility for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against North Korean servers appeared to continue his campaign on Thursday morning, response logs monitored by NK News show. The cybersecurity researcher, who Wired magazine only identified by the pseudonym P4x, said he started disrupting servers hosted in the DPRK in retaliation after North Korean hackers targeted him just over a year ago in an attempt to steal information about unknown software vulnerabilities. He said that unpatched vulnerabilities in North Korean servers enabled him to launch a series of DDoS attacks that repeatedly took parts or all of the DPRK’s IT infrastructure off the internet. A pseudonymous hacker who has claimed responsibility for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against North Korean servers appeared to continue his campaign on Thursday morning, response logs monitored by NK News show. The cybersecurity researcher, who Wired magazine only identified by the pseudonym P4x, said he started disrupting servers hosted in the DPRK in retaliation after North Korean hackers targeted him just over a year ago in an attempt to steal information about unknown software vulnerabilities. He said that unpatched vulnerabilities in North Korean servers enabled him to launch a series of DDoS attacks that repeatedly took parts or all of the DPRK’s IT infrastructure off the internet. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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New cyberattack hits North Korea after hacker claims responsibility for outages

Researcher says attacks on internet servers are retaliation for DPRK phishing campaign against cybersecurity experts

Nils Weisensee February 3, 2022

New cyberattack hits North Korea after hacker claims responsibility for outages

NK News (edited) | A giant screen in Pyongyang showing a map of the Korean Peninsula

A pseudonymous hacker who has claimed responsibility for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against North Korean servers appeared to continue his campaign on Thursday morning, response logs monitored by NK News show.

The cybersecurity researcher, who Wired magazine only identified by the pseudonym P4x, said he started disrupting servers hosted in the DPRK in retaliation after North Korean hackers targeted him just over a year ago in an attempt to steal information about unknown software vulnerabilities. He said that unpatched vulnerabilities in North Korean servers enabled him to launch a series of DDoS attacks that repeatedly took parts or all of the DPRK’s IT infrastructure off the internet.

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