South Korea Foreign Ministry Blocks DDoS Attack, Restores Website

South Korea's foreign ministry faced a cyber assault on Friday, as a coordinated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack temporarily crippled its official website. The disruption occurred around 5 p.m. local time, prompting immediate intervention from ministry officials working alongside the National Information Resources Service. By swiftly implementing countermeasures, the attack was neutralized, and the website's functionality was restored within hours. DDoS attacks are notoriously aggres