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Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter.
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News North Korea news site New Focus International hackedSearch results from Bing and Google redirect the user to numerous adult websites
North Korea news site New Focus International has been hacked, with search engine results sending the user to various adult websites. The form of attack is called a conditional redirect, where a piece of code or virus checks the source of a request and then sends the user to a different site to the one listed on the search engine. When contacted by NK News the site’s owner Jang Jin-sung said he was aware the international section of the website had been hacked, and was looking into a fix. The online security service Unmask Parasitessays the search result is currently © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |