North Korea is experiencing a significant internet outage, affecting key websites like its main news outlets and the Foreign Ministry. The disruption appears to be internal rather than a cyberattack. The country's entire internet infrastructure is currently undetectable by monitoring systems, raising questions about the cause.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/national-committee-on-north-korea
"id": "nat631060725",
"linkid": "national-committee-on-north-korea",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'North Korea',
'name': 'North Korea',
'type': 'Government'}],
'date_detected': 'Saturday',
'description': 'North Korea is experiencing a significant internet outage, '
'affecting key websites and the Foreign Ministry. The cause is '
'suspected to be internal rather than a cyberattack.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Ongoing',
'systems_affected': ['Main news websites',
'Foreign Ministry website']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Internal issue suspected'},
'references': [{'source': 'Reuters'}],
'title': 'North Korean Internet Outage',
'type': 'Internet Outage'}