The Internet was exposed to north korea For a large interruption that lasted for several hours, today, Saturday, which led to the interruption of communication with the websites of the government and official news services, and the state separating the electronic space.
The websites of the main official news services, the Ministry of Foreign Airlines and the Corio National Airlines were among the sites that could not be reached today, Saturday, before they started to return slowly in almost midday.
Researchers monitoring the infrastructure of the Internet and technology in North Korea said that the reason for the interruption is unclear, but it may have resulted from an internal problem and not an electronic attack, as the communications were affected by China And Russia.
Junaid Ali -the residing researcher in UK Which is watching the Internet in North Korea- earlier, that the entire Internet infrastructure in North Korea did not appear on the systems that could monitor the activities of the Internet, and email services were also affected.
“It is difficult to determine whether the matter is intentional or an accident, but it seems that this is the result of an internal defect and not an attack,” he added.
Martin Williams, a North Korea technology and its infrastructure at the Stemphs Center in WashingtonThe reason seems internal, as Chinese and Russian communications were broken.
It was not possible to communicate with the officials of the South Korean police crime control center, which monitors North Korea’s electronic activities, for a comment.
In previous years, North Korea has seen major internet interruptions suspected of electronic attacks.
According to Reuters, North Korea is practicing one of the most striking Internet control systems in the world, including access to any form of online communication, and the general public is allowed to access only an internal network established by the government, and it is not connected to the wider global network.
In North Korea – according to the agency – there are elite teams from PirateLike a group, known as Lazaros, who is responsible for attacks on foreign institutions and companies, and recently the theft and washing of cryptocurrencies, while Pyongyang denies its involvement in piracy, theft of cryptocurrencies and other electronic crimes.