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North Korea has practically NO internet access
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:24 pm
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:25 pm to conservativewifeymom
All 8 accessible websites are now inaccessible
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:26 pm to Pettifogger
Down from 20 telephone poles to 1?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:27 pm to conservativewifeymom
North Korean citizens don't own computers, anyway. They are too busy eating each other.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:27 pm to roadGator
So does this mean China is assisting?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:27 pm to Pettifogger
Probably pissed off Al Gore, he loved Pineapple Express..
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:28 pm to baybeefeetz
The US is 'refusing' to comment. 
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:28 pm to conservativewifeymom
If Barack Obama would say, publicly,"We appreciate North Korea's willingness to help us in this investigation, but understand that that may take some time given their current technical difficulties," it would be amazing.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:28 pm to FT
Not sure would be presidential, but yes, some shite talking would be amusing here.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:29 pm to baybeefeetz
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So does this mean China is assisting?
Yea.
We asked them two days ago to help us, and they provide the NK infrastructure.
We're attacking through their system.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:30 pm to CherryGarciaMan
And your source for this assertion is......?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:30 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Cool. I thought I heard that they had denied the request. Perhaps I did, and it was just that they denied it publicly.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:34 pm to CherryGarciaMan
North Korea does get its access via China Unicom, but it also has a satellite-based backup link to the internet via Russian SatGate. As a tech nerd I'd really love to know more about this attack.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:35 pm to conservativewifeymom
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And your source for this assertion is......?
Gizmodo
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North Korea does very little commercial or government business over the Internet. The country officially has 1,024 Internet protocol addresses, though the actual number may be somewhat higher. By comparison, the United States has billions of addresses.
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North Korea's addresses are managed by Star Joint Venture, the state-run Internet provider, which routes many of those connections through China Unicom, China's state-owned telecommunications company.
We couldn't just gain access to Chinese systems without consequences. They are allowing us to do that.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:35 pm to efrad
quote:I'm really interested in this kind of thing, too, but I'm clearly not nearly as savvy as you.
As a tech nerd I'd really love to know more about this attack.
What are your thoughts on how the original hack to place, and on what might be happening here?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:36 pm to FT
Please post, I'd love to know and learn more. This is good stuff!
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:38 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:I hope you weren't asking me to explain anything. I know very, very little about hacking compared to even an average hacker. With a little luck and a lot of time, I could probably get into your email or something, at best. I have no idea how large scale hacking works, or how these types of things happen.
Please post, I'd love to know and learn more. This is good stuff!
ETA: And the last time I attempted to hack into something and succeeded was like... 10 years ago?
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:40 pm to FT
I guess it's a general request. If anybody knows more, inquiring minds want to know. Of course, explained in as close to layman's terms as possible.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:41 pm to baybeefeetz
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Not sure would be presidential, but yes, some shite talking would be amusing here.
I mean, the a-hole is unpresidential all the time, at least use it for a good cause in this instance.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 2:47 pm to conservativewifeymom
The thing is, hacking on this level takes a ton of time. It's nothing like in the movies. It requires lots and lots of bandwidth, and lots of patience. Additionally, the more computers or programs you can have working towards getting access to the program you want, the faster you can get in. North Korea doesn't have that many, and probably doesn't have the know how in house. Chances are (and this is just a guess on my part), it's North Korean operatives working on this outside of North Korea proper. They would have much more access to the bandwidth and hardware they'd need if they were working from, say, China or the UAE or something.
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