Eric Schmidt and the North Korean Internet dilemma
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has said a little bit more about his January trip to Pyongyang. [Updated: see below] The “private, humanitarian” mission, as Schmidt termed it, surprised many and saw…
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Thousands more DPRK-related website account details published
The personal details of thousands of users of three North Korean-related websites have been published by hackers. The details include names, email addresses, user names and in some cases addresses…
DPRK reconfigures its Internet connection
Hot on the heels of a series of attacks that have seen its Internet connectivity severely disrupted, the DPRK appears to be adding an additional route through which it links…
Uriminzokkiri restoring after hack
This week’s hack of the Uriminzokkiri website certainly raised the bar in the cyber battle currently playing out online. It marked the first time in the current round of attacks…
More attacks pledged on North Korean websites
People who apparently took part in this weekend’s denial of service attacks against several major North Korean websites have promised there’s more to come. The attacks hit sites including KCNA,…
#OpNorthKorea brings more attacks on DPRK websites
A new round of attacks against North Korean websites began Saturday, causing several to become unavailable. The attacks appear to be part of a loosely coordinated effort by hackers to…
Voice of Korea dumps own player, adopts Flash
The website of Voice of Korea, the DPRK’s international shortwave radio service, has dumped its proprietary software player. The site previously required use of the player by users to hear…
North Korea: The Podcast
Uriminzokkiri, the Chinese-based website that carries most of North Korea’s official propaganda output, has started a podcast and it’s available through Apple’s iTunes. The podcast is advertised on the front…
Malware that hit South Korea wasn’t so sophisticated
A cyber attack on three of South Korea’s major broadcasters and several of its major banks appears to have been caused by a relatively unsophisticated piece of software, security researchers…
