New cyberattack targets North Korean foreign ministry; attribution unclear



News New cyberattack targets North Korean foreign ministry; attribution unclear Denial-of-service campaigns are both inexpensive and likely ineffective as a deterrent, experts say Nils Weisensee February 2, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pixabay \| Computer network cables A new wave of apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks pummeled web servers in North Korea, an NK Pro investigation showed Wednesday, as experts disagreed on who may be behind the recent campaign. While email servers and other websites were only lightly affected this time, the attacks on Tuesday appeared to focus on Pyongyang’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Server loads seemed to build up through the morning, peaking around 3 p.m. KST and making the ministry’s website largely inaccessible through the evening, logs show. The latest attacks came two days after a U.S Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US 02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show 03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown 04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

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New cyberattack targets North Korean foreign ministry; attribution unclear

Denial-of-service campaigns are both inexpensive and likely ineffective as a deterrent, experts say

Nils Weisensee February 2, 2022

New cyberattack targets North Korean foreign ministry; attribution unclear

Pixabay | Computer network cables

A new wave of apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks pummeled web servers in North Korea, an NK Pro investigation showed Wednesday, as experts disagreed on who may be behind the recent campaign.

While email servers and other websites were only lightly affected this time, the attacks on Tuesday appeared to focus on Pyongyang’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Server loads seemed to build up through the morning, peaking around 3 p.m. KST and making the ministry’s website largely inaccessible through the evening, logs show.

The latest attacks came two days after a U.S

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New cyberattack targets North Korean foreign ministry; attribution unclear

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