North Korea ‘wiped off the internet’ for nine hours after mysterious outage



News North Korea ‘wiped off the internet’ for nine hours after mysterious outage Root cause of overnight disruption is unclear, but expert suggests it is likely an internal issue rather than an attack Anton Sokolin \| Shreyas Reddy June 7, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ethernet cables plugged into a router \| Image: Martinelle via Pixabay North Korea’s connection to the internet was severed for nearly nine hours Saturday morning, cutting the country off from the wider web, delaying official party news and disconnecting email servers. Cyber researcher Junade Ali said Pyongyang was “wiped off the face of the internet” in a “major” outage that hit the country between 2 and 3 a.m. KST. While the cause of the issue is still unknown, North Korea’s Domain Name System (DNS) servers were disconnected, sending the entire internet infrastructure haywire. North Korea’s connection to the internet was severed for nearly nine hours Saturday morning, cutting the country off from the wider web, delaying official party news and disconnecting email servers. Cyber researcher Junade Ali said Pyongyang was “wiped off the face of the internet” in a “major” outage that hit the country between 2 and 3 a.m. KST. While the cause of the issue is still unknown, North Korea’s Domain Name System (DNS) servers were disconnected, sending the entire internet infrastructure haywire. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea ‘wiped off the internet’ for nine hours after mysterious outage

Root cause of overnight disruption is unclear, but expert suggests it is likely an internal issue rather than an attack

Anton Sokolin | Shreyas Reddy June 7, 2025

North Korea ‘wiped off the internet’ for nine hours after mysterious outage

Ethernet cables plugged into a router | Image: Martinelle via Pixabay

North Korea’s connection to the internet was severed for nearly nine hours Saturday morning, cutting the country off from the wider web, delaying official party news and disconnecting email servers.

Cyber researcher Junade Ali said Pyongyang was “wiped off the face of the internet” in a “major” outage that hit the country between 2 and 3 a.m. KST. While the cause of the issue is still unknown, North Korea’s Domain Name System (DNS) servers were disconnected, sending the entire internet infrastructure haywire.

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