Re: North Korean internet goes dark (yes, they had one)

[Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks () gmail com>]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:02 AM, Marshall Eubanks <
marshall.eubanks () gmail com> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Javier J <javier () advancedmachines us>
> wrote:
>
> > But I can ping them.
> >
> > https://nknetobserver.github.io/
> >
> > And what would it matter if its offline, they already block their
> > population. What exactly is offline?
>
> The Kim of the moment, the elite, a few journalists, and the like. And,
> assuming they actually did the exploit in country and didn't outsource it
> to the Chaos Computer Club (or whomever), their crack team of Sony takedown
> hackers.
>
> There is a separate, inside DPRK only, network for the hoi polloi.
>
> Regards
> Marshall
>
>
> > On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Valdis Kletnieks <
> > Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Any of you guys want to fess up? :)
> > http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/north-koreas-internet-goes-dark-376097859903
> > > (Yes, I know, they're saying it's a DDoS, not a routing hack...)
The DPRK Internet is apparently back.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30584093

I suspect its absence was much more interesting that its presence will be.

I am reminded that the Chaos Computer Club has done a lot of good work for
electronic freedom. I was remembering events (perhaps unfairly) from
decades ago, did not mean to cast any aspersions on their current
activities, and am sorry if that offended anyone.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks