North Korea's Internet outage was likely the work of hacktivists --- but not the ones you might think

Although analysts largely believe some hacktivists were involved in North Korea's Internet outage, it's unlikely anyone from hacker group Anonymous was actually responsible for taking down the country’s systems.

Anonymous appears only loosely connected if at all to North Korea's outage. More likely, it's an attempt by some members of Anonymous to claim credit at an advantageous moment, said Gabriella Coleman, a researcher who studies Anonymous at McGill University. But just because Anonymous wasn't the culprit doesn't rule out other hacker groups. For instance, a group known as Lizard Squad (which gained notoriety for reportedly taking down the PlayStation Network) also celebrated the North Korean Internet disruption.

[Dec 23]