Here's how a single U.S. hacker looking for revenge 'hacked back' and took down Kim Jong-un's North Korean internet connectivity.
." The timing of these attacks coincided with the latest bunch of missile tests, the internet blackout just mentioned coming the day after the fifth such test took place. It should come as no surprise, then, that suspicion for the takedown fell upon nation states in the west. In particular, the U.S. Cyber Command was thought to be a primary suspect.
Speaking to Wired he reveals that the original hacking campaign that targeted security researchers had been unsuccessful in his case. However, it did leave him feeling"deeply unnerved" not only by being on the receiving end of North Korean state-sponsored hacking attention but also at the"lack of any visible response from the U.S. government."
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