North Korea goes completely offline: Report

CNBC ^ | 12-22-14 | Everett Rosenfeld

[Colehill1999]

North Korea is having major Internet problems, just days after President Barack Obama promised a proportional response to the devastating hacks against Sony.

The country, which the FBI accused last week of the cyberattack, is suffering a total Internet outage that experts at DYN Research said is out of the ordinary, as first reported by North Korea Tech. According to the research firm, North Korea's Internet connectivity grew steadily worse beginning Sunday night, and then went completely offline Monday morning.

"I haven't seen such a steady beat of routing instability and outages in KP before," Doug Madory, director of Internet analysis at DYN Research, told North Korea Tech. "Usually there are isolated blips, not continuous connectivity problems. I wouldn't be surprised if they are absorbing some sort of attack presently."

[no-to-illegals]

Love the smell of Carnations .... Be one of U.S.?

[windsorknot]

Who’s raughing now?

[Ingtar]

At face value what could possibly be the motivation for Obama to do this ?

Practice.

[21twelve]

“It has already taken down all their defense communications that are network linked.”

I would be concerned that the Norks might view this as blinding them prior to a real military attack. Not sure I want the norks lashing out into the dark - I have no idea what capabilities they have - but a nuke lobbed blindly southward wouldn’t be good.

[jsanders2001]

Commodore 64...: )

[elcid1970]

Totalitarian Nork sword chicks! I can dig it!

[SevenofNine]

OH BOY okay which one of the freepers did this LOL!

[SevenofNine]

Even Gettv Facebook members are messing with North Korea he went after Gettv site last week too

[elcid1970]

Only who is the little riceball going to lash out at?

The U.S. or South Korea? Unlike Obama, the ROK has no illusions about their crazy neighbor to the north, and they are armed to the teeth.

[Conan the Librarian]

Mebee they need to move to Califoni-a. I here they have some internet out thar.

OK SOMEBODY link to the South Park Episode already!!!!!!

[GeronL]

Not many people in NK have access to the real internet, some do have access to a government-controlled domestic intranet though.

[onona]

Thanks for the update Cole; much appreciated.

[Cvengr]

[GeronL]

I doubt Obama has anything to do with this

[NormsRevenge]

DaMN You, CommieCast!!!

[rdl6989]

Bump and thanks for posting! Very interesting. I really wonder how much their govt and military rely on the internet.

[caww]

Opps! Black screen of death! Even in the old sound studio!

[khelus]

TU for the ping. very interesting.

[caww]

[left that other site]

NOW, you REARY Ronery!