North Korea Experiences Major Internet Outage Amid Internal Challenges
The event severed the country’s limited connection to the World Wide Web, affecting key services such as the Foreign Ministry and Air Koryo
PYONGYANG — On June 7, 2025, North Korea encountered a significant internet outage that disrupted access to government websites and official news services for nearly nine hours.
The event severed the country’s limited connection to the World Wide Web, affecting key services such as the Foreign Ministry and Air Koryo. Researchers monitoring North Korea’s digital infrastructure noted that connectivity through both China and Russia was impacted, suggesting an internal issue rather than an external cyberattack.
This incident highlights the reclusive state’s tightly controlled digital environment, where internet access is restricted to a small elite while the general population relies on a government-managed internal intranet (a private internal network as opposed to the global internet).
