DDoS attack knocks South Korea's court websites offline for about 2 hours
On 7 November 2024, the websites of courts across South Korea and their case search function were paralysed for about two hours by a DDoS attack, and the electronic litigation site also suffered temporary access problems. The websites were restored and the attacks subsided the following day, but the National Court Administration maintained its defensive posture. The National Court Administration tracked the attackers together with the National Intelligence Service and the National Office of Investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Judiciary of Korea
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-11-07
- Scale of damage
- Court websites and case search function across the country paralysed for about 2 hours; temporary access disruption to the electronic litigation site
- Cause / method
- DDoS attack
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- A DDoS attack paralysed court websites across the country and their case search function for about two hours.
- Even after the attacks subsided, the National Court Administration maintained its defensive posture and tracked the attackers with the National Intelligence Service and the National Office of Investigation.
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