Hacker Who Took Down North Korea’s Internet Reveals Key Insight

Alejandro Caceres, known online as P4x, recently revealed himself as the hacker who managed to take down North Korea’s internet for over a week. This feat, conducted entirely from his home in Florida, has drawn significant attention, and Caceres recently took to Reddit to allow people to “ask him anything” about his experience hacking into one of the world’s most secretive and isolated nations. 

Caceres, a 38-year-old Colombian-American cybersecurity entrepreneur, was unmasked as the hacker behind this attack by Wired magazine. He explained that his actions were in retaliation after he was targeted by North Korean spies attempting to steal his hacking tools. In response, he decided to hit back by attacking North Korea’s internet infrastructure, a move that kept the country’s limited public websites offline for over a week. He told Wired, “It felt like the right thing to do here. If they don’t see we have teeth, it’s just going to keep coming.”

In his Reddit thread, Caceres discussed the simplicity of his attack, saying, “Honestly, I’ve been asked this a lot. And I can’t really tell haha. I used to say nah it wasn’t that hard.” 

He later clarified, “People told me it wasn’t hard only because I’m trained in this.” Caceres took advantage of North Korea’s outdated and minimal internet infrastructure, which he described as “little sticks and glue.” He noted that North Korea has only two routers for internet ingress and egress, making it easier for a skilled hacker to disrupt the system.

When asked about the possible consequ

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