May 18 Memorial Foundation website disrupted by suspected DDoS traffic
On 19 May 2026, signs of a suspected DDoS attack were detected on the press release board of the May 18 Memorial Foundation's website, with numerous IP addresses of unknown origin accessing it repeatedly. The website suffered access disruptions, and the foundation responded by blocking the repeatedly accessing IP addresses and applying rate limits. Police opened a preliminary investigation, and whether it was an attack and who was behind it are still being determined.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- May 18 Memorial Foundation
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-05-19
- Scale of damage
- Website access disruption
- Cause / method
- Suspected DDoS from repeated access by numerous IP addresses of unknown origin
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Repeated access from numerous IP addresses was detected on the website, and the foundation responded with IP blocking and rate limiting.
- It was reported that police had opened a preliminary investigation into the suspected DDoS attack on the website.
- Efforts to determine whether it was an attack and who was behind it were reported to be ongoing.
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