North Korean websites and email go offline for hours in possible attack



News North Korean websites and email go offline for hours in possible attack Expert says incident consistent with past large-scale attacks on DPRK internet but could be due to configuration error Shreyas Reddy March 22, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ethernet cables plugged into a router \| Image: Martinelle/Pixabay Several North Korean websites went offline for around four hours on Tuesday morning, an occurrence that one expert said may indicate a targeted attack against Pyongyang’s internet infrastructure. The websites of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), official newspaper Rodong Sinmun newspaper and foreign ministry were all down shortly before 5 a.m. KST and remained inaccessible until around 9 a.m., according to NK Pro analysis. Cybersecurity researcher Junade Ali told NK Pro that the outage also impacted email traffic into North Korea for at least 204 minutes — over 3 hours. Doug Madory, director of 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 01Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 02How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 03New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 04How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 05What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 06What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 07If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 08North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses

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North Korean websites and email go offline for hours in possible attack

Expert says incident consistent with past large-scale attacks on DPRK internet but could be due to configuration error

Shreyas Reddy March 22, 2023

North Korean websites and email go offline for hours in possible attack

Ethernet cables plugged into a router | Image: Martinelle/Pixabay

Several North Korean websites went offline for around four hours on Tuesday morning, an occurrence that one expert said may indicate a targeted attack against Pyongyang’s internet infrastructure.

The websites of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), official newspaper Rodong Sinmun newspaper and foreign ministry were all down shortly before 5 a.m. KST and remained inaccessible until around 9 a.m., according to NK Pro analysis.

Cybersecurity researcher Junade Ali told NK Pro that the outage also impacted email traffic into North Korea for at least 204 minutes — over 3 hours.

Doug Madory, director of

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