North Korea experienced a major internet outage on Saturday, affecting access to all of its public-facing websites, including government and news portals, Reuters reports.
According to early observations, the disruption appears to be caused by internal issues rather than a cyberattack.
Junade Ali, a UK-based researcher who tracks North Korea’s internet activity, reported that all digital routes connecting the country, whether through China or Russia, went offline. “North Korea’s entire internet infrastructure is not showing up on global monitoring systems,” Ali said.
Among the affected websites were the country’s official news outlets and the Foreign Ministry’s homepage, which were both inaccessible early Saturday, as confirmed by Reuters.
While it’s still unclear whether the outage was intentional or the result of a technical failure, Ali believes it’s more likely to be an internal issue rather than a coordinated cyberattack.
South Korea’s cyber terror response team, which usually monitors North Korean cyber activities, has not released an official statement regarding the incident.
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This is not the first time North Korea’s limited internet has experienced major disruptions, but the scale of this outage has raised fresh concerns about the country’s digital stability.
