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Report: North Korea Hit by Internet Outage Lasting Hours

  • #Computers & internet
  • #North Korea
Report: North Korea Hit by Internet Outage Lasting Hours
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JUN 7
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story last updated JUN 7

The Spin

Narrative A

This outage highlights North Korea's extreme digital isolation and the fragility of its limited internet infrastructure. The country's authoritarian control over information extends to cyberspace, where only a tiny elite has access while millions remain cut off from the global internet. Technical failures like this demonstrate how easily the regime can be disconnected from the rest of the world.

CNAAmnesty

Narrative B

North Korea's internet disruptions should be viewed in the context of the country's sophisticated cyber capabilities and history of conducting major cyberattacks against foreign targets. The regime operates elite hacking units that have stolen billions in cryptocurrency and attacked international institutions, making any internet outage potentially significant for global cybersecurity.

The Times of IndiaAl Jazeera

Pro-North Korea narrative

Baseless accusations of North Korea’s involvement in cybercrime are deliberate, politically driven fabrications by hostile forces seeking to undermine the DPRK’s international reputation and legitimize their own cyber warfare operations. Lacking credible evidence, these claims rely on speculation and serve merely as a pretext for intensifying sanctions, surveillance, and aggression against a sovereign state.

KCNA Watch

Establishment split

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PRO

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