The Hacker that Broke North Korea’s Internet

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In January 2022, a shocking report emerged-nearly all of North Korea’s websites were down. Speculation ran wild, from hacker groups to government agencies. But the truth? It was just one man, working alone. Meet P4x, the hacker who breached North Korea’s digital defenses. After years of hiding and fearing for his life, he’s finally ready to tell his story.
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[@slidebean]

What’s your take-was Alex response over the top, or did North Korea get what they deserved? Also, big thanks to today’s sponsor!

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

I don't think it was a good idea to film that interview in an open air space. Some crazy geolocation experts can pinpoint the location of that picture using even the angle of the sunlight. I'm just worried. Sorry.

[@djronnplae]

Lol

[@adejareoladiran]

Ddos attack🤔 is ransomware attack

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Nothing is over the top when responding to the DPRK.

[@user-error-420]

Far over the top you called the whole country terrorist, their not just the government

[@nyanrxenawang]

Glad to see The Weeknd and Jack Harlow together

[@slidebean]

good one 😂😅

[@la13aun]

😂😂

[@aaronxendro]

😂

[@starlxrd868]

LMAO

[@ftstf2shortsbg]

I don't see the weekend in this vid ):

[@TheGhostInTheWires]

You could probably DDOS North Korea's entire internet infrastructure with a Raspberry PI 😂

[@ZambeziSentinel]

Straight upgrade from been batman to superman 😂❤

[@jonatech1]

yes

[@brothersgta339-jb1ld]

Ok, time to use my raspberry pi useful 😂😂

[@ZambeziSentinel]

@@brothersgta339-jb1ld I love the pi. It's so versatile and fun

[@ray_donovan_v4]

Commodore 64, hacked the mainframe. 😂😂😂 Watch out for the Casio watches. 😂😂😂

[@rafael-4428]

That hacker was like : hmm, you’ve been a bad boy, no internet for today

[@KanishkaSarangi-nt7fx]

Bro grounded an entire country for a phishing backdoor

[@billgaters8101]

I was always curious as a private citizen if you hacked a foreign adversary of the United States how our government would react. I suppose it would depend upon the circumstances. Props to this man for accomplishing that hack by himself.

[@chen-beixuan]

DDoS attacks are a federal crime. This guy had MAJOR connections. I promise you any average citizen pulls this off, they have 2 options, work for the government or become a felon and have your electronics all seized.

[@antolepage26]

@@chen-beixuan Doesn't really apply if the attacked country isn't part of the UN and doesn't use any infrastructure from the UN

[@TheRealSolistar]

Expect a prefilled job application from the NSA directly to your mailbox.

[@ThisPartIsAndrew]

This balanced on the fulcrum of his TSC. Who would prosecute it? The guy already proved his loyalty to America and went through a bunch of tests, polygraphs and stuff that would indicate to any potential jury that he was working as a good faith actor for his country.

[@mr.atomictitan9938]

he probably launched the attack while he was drunk 🤣

[@mikereid-ze5fh]

i wish we could've seen the whole conversation not just bits of it! i wouldve watched for hours.

[@tuams]

This was a great insight and the cyber security theatre is not really talked too much about. I would be happy to hear more hacker stories and the impacts of people and business. Great video, Kaya!

[@OneGordoNation]

Can we please give this man a medal of merit. What a patriot. Awesome video with a fascinating guy.

[@chatsnoirblamo]

He has two?

[@xamindar]

did you not watch the video? He got a medal lol.

[@RodrigoIglesias]

What an amazing video, thanks algorithm!

[@slidebean]

Thanks algorithm from us as well!

[@xDriger]

OR WAS IT THE ALGORITHM?!?!?!

[@thdvinh]

CIA was happy when NK connected to internet, then this guy showed up

[@morgan_drui]

The CIA was running the router lol

[@REMY.C.]

I wish I had 1000th this guy's skills so I can hack my own wifi, I mean connect to my wifi 😂

[@KRodBabay]

You can sir, there’s so much out there you can learn :)

[@BuschLatte]

Or just pay for it😂fucking loser

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

haha appreciate it dude. You can. It's not innate, I just worked my ass off all day every day :). - P4x

[@REMY.C.]

@alejandrocaceres8366 thanks for the answer;) it's not just hardworking (and I know it's a lot of it!), people like you have a very particular kind of intelligence and clarity of thinking when it comes to certain subjects (science, advanced technologies and programming, networks, maths...). Not anyone can do it and many of us try to be smarter by reading about those subjects and hit a plateau very fast. That's why high profiles are rare.

[@calicoesblue4703]

@@alejandrocaceres8366 Wow, Nice Work Dude.

[@Ad-skip]

7:05 ad skip

[@DRSDavidSoft]

PC People, use the *SponsorBlock* extension to do this automatically for you!

[@kokurenn]

bless you kind angel

[@Just_Damian]

Indeed bless this angel

[@nv8227]

Or you could watch him do the ad in order to help his channel out….. they do get the numbers on people that watch and those that don’t. If you want to support and appreciate content, watch the ad

[@DRSDavidSoft]

@@nv8227 Did you personally find the ad any useful? How did it impact your life?

[@jonathanlivingston7358]

5:30 The U.S. cyberattacked Iran’s nuclear plant

[@CraftyF0X]

That's the point, stuxnet wasn't official at all, it was covert and the involvement of certain goverments still denied.

[@mateuszzimon8216]

@@CraftyF0X stuxnet wasn't effective till somebody add super spreader parts... County with blue David star on flag

[@AdanSolas]

@@mateuszzimon8216 חחח מי זה יכול ליהנות…?

[@Thousandpointsoflight]

​@@mateuszzimon8216that is the star of rempham

[@Speb42]

Russia also attacked Ukraine with NotPetya in 2017

[@danielclaire882]

Your commentary got in the way. Just let the interview play out with Alex

[@jamesjpak]

3:45 there is a stick figure drawing...almost fell outta my chair laughing at the depction of the " North Korean Guy ( or probably 20 or 30 people...with slanted eyes bahahahahahaha..."

[@JesusLopez-lifting7]

Facts

[@8u88letea]

just 5 years ago it was totally ok. I'm Asian, and I don't give a fuck. Bring that sh1t back

[@bobtail2547]

thought no one else fucking died at this

[@darchib]

Great story, great interview. I appreciate hearing more from the INTERVIEWER. At least he could articulate a narrative. The hacker was too busy talking about how fabulous he is and how terrible the FBI was. Surprised he didn’t break his arm from patting himself on the back.

[@BenjaminHari]

02:59 that's so freaking true!! I've heard so many hackers from young to old when they do the bug bounty they usually don't get paid because even companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google etc. love to weasel out from paying with various excuses after the hacker shows how the bug is done. And then they wonder why some hackers rather sell their bug/exploit in black market.

[@amindamok]

It's also not much of a surprise that sometimes they already know about it and happy with it being there.

[@arwing1164]

This was an awesome watch!

[@davidmatys727]

0:43 good job guys

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Honestly Im surprised this isnt done every hour of every day

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

So go do it! What's stopping you? - P4x

[@skateboarding3007]

and his name is John Cena

[@ErCapoAlex]

😂

[@T3chnocr4t]

This is really cool to watch very thing was carefully explain and understandable, nice one dude

[@slidebean]

thank you 🫶

[@bh3302]

Top tier journalism

[@yigitsalar]

Fun fact: This video is longer than the duration of Internet connected to North Korea.

[@henryposadas3309]

Would it be possible to actually open North Korea to the world internet or feed news and stories about their dictator and how it oppress the population?

[@philwood9760]

Or just show them how South Korea lives.

[@loh1870]

You don't think they know they oppressed?

[@mattburkr8817]

Some people actually don't​@@loh1870

[@AKYLE315]

Some dont. ​@@loh1870

[@MTEditz]

@@loh1870 They don't. kids are born everyday in that country and their only frame of reference is that lifestyle. If all you know is oppression, and all your parents know is oppression, and there is no one to give them a frame of reference of what living freely looks like, then to them its just life. Its like being born blind. You can't miss seeing stuff because you never have. Your only frame of reference is other people that can see which in turn makes you want to see. We learned about this back in middle school and high school. Indoctrination

[@WillyPark]

With a name like mine, how could I not comment?!

[@RetroEcoChicken]

it does not give you acess to a server, it gives you a copy of data. thats why you changing your website copy does nothing to the backend.

[@crazyblaster8195]

Boy.. cant wait for The Weeknd to do a N.Korea vlog

[@rachidaachich6552]

I thought we gonna hear the guy talk, but it's just you doing the talking

[@yukkiakiraVT]

fr xd

[@_marcobaez]

@tanakayuukiVTexactly!!!

[@4lifeskim]

Dumbasses like myself appreciate his abbreviations and break downs

[@robertbluestein7800]

Hey I’m a first timer here and loved the way you did your research. What a fascinating story! Just think, you become an old decrepit old man and look back on your life and wonder what legacy you left behind, and then you remember, “oh damn I took down North Korea for a week!” I’d be okay with that!!!

[@makoimonroe2633]

You didn't have to publicly admit you know where he loves twice.

[@kaylor87]

This video did a good job of highlighting the fact that this "hacker" is actually not very intelligent at all.

[@Astronomicalgaming923]

Came here for an interview, heard the video maker listen to himself talk and stopped after a couple minutes

[@bigarj2]

Non news story: Private sector is more efficient than the government.

[@ianmoore5502]

5:52 "AGAIN" i love this dude

[@titancmd6571]

I'm doing something at the same time, but did you say no country has ever actually attacked another country via cyber attack?

[@AmazingGuy13]

This is like a movie

[@nc2933]

North Korean Internet: 2 yoghurt cups joined by a piece of string.

[@Loawercs31]

I wonder how many people got permanently ended by the NK regime because this guy broke into their Internet.

[@CyberDevilSec]

What an absolute legend! My respect for this guy is beyond my understanding! XD He's fearless and honest attitude is just so badass!!!!

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

thanks dude, much appreciated :) - P4x

[@thenaman047]

such a good story, very bad narration. I understand you didn't have much content from the dude. but you are doing so many interventions damn just stop yourself from speaking, just the thing he is trying to explain continue. You totally skipped the part how he was phished post talking about vm 😢

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

I like it :). They captured exactly my voice lol. I like that they included all the "So I did this and shit.." Re. the VM not much more to say. I opened a visual studio project. When you do that you have very complex config files that can execute code. Hidden in there was a stupid ass simple reverse powershell. - P4x

[@TheStoicTales]

@@alejandrocaceres8366 bru u aren't him

[@Koseiku]

agree, it was very exhausting to watch this lol. which is sad because the story seems very interesting

[@crypto_que]

I submitted a bug to a game developer, with screenshots of how I had broken the game. He replied "Thanks". I sent a follow up email asking for a bounty for discovering the bug, and the developer replied, "I'll just add it to the next round of bug fixes and upgrades." He absolutely did not care if the game was easily/repeatably broken. All he cared about was people paying for the subscription.

[@jjdusty9]

Bug bounty programs are usually for security issues, not general functionality issues.

[@kkadera]

Dozens of bugs get found daily…. The thanks was meant and earnest, asking for money was never gonna fly.

[@ChristianHernandez-cs2mu]

The thing that awesome to me is that this guy just seems like the hella cool neighbor you drink and have BBQ’s with.

[@Just_virge]

Wait… n Korea has internet? Serious question I just watch a documentary that said they just have newspapers and broadcasts

[@EasySleepSoundscapes]

they have thier own internet. Only a select few can get on the real internet.

[@charleskavoukjian3441]

Scary to think one person can shut down a nations internet with $750.00

[@Strangermousemssp]

Thank you for this awesome video. I’m definitely going to school for cybersecurity.

[@jaw0449]

My question to Alejandro: how do you maintain your clearances and b2g while clearly being stoned? Teach me senpai

[@Matt-Holdren]

Nice video. I liked just letting the talent speak and not interrupt.

[@IvarsRuza]

Estonia was attacked by another country at 2007, for 22 days

[@RetreatTech]

does north korea have really slow wifi?

[@CarlDoesMusic]

5:28 Learned so much here... hackers put ketchup on their fries too 🤫

[@asto-p7y]

Thanks for the insights! Just a quick unrelated question: I have a okx wallet with USDT, and I have the 12wordphrase: ( proof inner hobby bounce blouse able donate virtual luggage cart morning ticket ). How can I move it to Binance?

[@agumelen]

I’m curious why he hadn’t kept them down for longer.

[@ImSizo]

This is wild. Bro got some ego

[@joseantonio-ik4ke]

Mae, yo tmb soy Tico. Gran video. Great video, I love your content and I watch every upload.

[@slidebean]

✌️🇨🇷

[@hurry_up_and_wait]

“China’s had it for like 15 years. I know that for a FACT!” This guy is a character I’d like to get drunk with too. And I hate that shit.

[@AmateurTroll69]

So he hacked like two websites that runs on dial up?

[@GelBengu]

Iran cyber attacked Albania, and bad diplomacy happened. They kicked the embassy out of the country.

[@richardbutzback255]

Nice stuff! I had to watch again !

[@rustinreacts]

I have respect for these guys!

[@habiboyoo]

If you try searching this video on your tv you wont find it. But you can find it on your pc. What could be the issue? I used "the harker who broke north korea's internet"

[@surferdjnj]

Did you really not get a decent shot of the second challenge coin? Cmon guys

[@_marcobaez]

DUDE! I keep skipping because you don’t let the guy talk! HE’S ALREADY EXPLAINING!!!

[@CASA-dy4vs]

As a North Korean agent I am en route to this man’s location

[@DELACREMEDELAthegod]

1:41 I suspect he got honey trapped.

[@TurkishJoe-zm2eu]

Wouldn't the coin have a tracker?

[@FR_futbol]

Pov: me reading the title and then thinking north Koreans don't have internet 💀

[@josiegreene6140]

The videos great, well sourced and very entertaining (as always) but I question accepting the sponsorship from Artisan. AI has already displaced jobs in Cyber and IT and thats not slowing down anytime soon.

[@sonalsaha5867]

He is the new age Punisher. So freaking cool.

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

haha wish i was that badass :). - P4x

[@zzzed7286]

90% of the media saying that North Korea doesn't have computers, internet, or even electricity ! How than they can hack anyone? 😅

[@EasySleepSoundscapes]

because the media lies ALL THE TIME. hhahaha

[@davidfairweather3301]

In Pyongyang they have access to computers and the intranet but that is only the upper class of NK and those who have shown loyalty to the regime. In the more rural areas of NK they are dirt poor and have nothing

[@SigmaLegendus69]

Why does bro look like Jack Harlow? The resemblance.

[@BrxIghtside]

Hack harlow

[@veepeecee8630]

North Korea probably has dial up Internet 😂

[@radornkeldam]

Why some founders are ending up in jail? Wild guess: Because they made tyrants worry a little, and they just can't allow that can they?

[@danielsecara]

Amazing work, as usual. Thanks!

[@limitlessbeing]

Good vid. More please

[@Spectacurl]

I have never seen a Hacker that does not have the hacker personality

[@Gr8Layks]

What’s “hacker personality?”

[@alejandrocaceres8366]

@@Gr8Layks I guess they mean the stereotype of an obese man in the basement eating nacho cheese from a can?? Nah man we're just people - P4x

[@nicingnicestman]

douchebag

[@Nik-rx9rj]

Tired, pale, and dishevled? That's how they all are. This dude fits it perfectly.

[@cheshirelokiison4164]

Why didn't he take over their broadcasts and encourage them to revolt?

[@Teddyv4]

Ik. He probably doesn't have the skills. Just an overrated "hacker", so he just did a basic ddos attack

[@jeepdude7359]

A cockroach got into their server and shorted everything out.

[@Yourcybersecuritybuddy]

I've met him once. Looking different. Interesting responses

[@SherwinDSouza-artchannel]

One day this channel will hit 1,000,000 subscribers

[@slidebean]

🤞

[@emmanuelben1393]

Great job, I love videos like this

[@meowmeowdrocsit]

jack harlow broke the intranet

[@RobertNokes]

We need him for cyber ops in spaceforce.

[@mrwhoannon300]

3:45 I’m actually crying in laughter 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 love some subtle dark humour

[@mattpavey3062]

Just a START BABY

[@Mario583a]

Slidebean: What happens when you take down Kim Jong Un's internet? Me: He gets all pissed that he cannot talk to hot local Koreans in his area. What's that? He has his own separate internet portal for that?

[@TiesOfZip]

I’m sorry, did you just say no country has ever cyber attacked another country? Cmon bro

[@slidebean]

“Oficially”

[@Kolor-Kode]

DoSing a couple of routers helps anyone how exactly?

[@chtrvra]

Wow north korea has internet really

[@aaaronme]

I wonder if NK now has more than 2 routers

[@FlareneX]

Better without your ad promotion

[@Heartlessescapades]

intranet* not internet. n. korea does not have internet, only an intranet, which is not the same as the internet.

[@peterwaugh9416]

I think the Internet & Intranet is the same thing, connected computers, it's just the Intranet limits access outside the system. I worked with an Intranet at a Company I worked with, if you needed access to a website that was restricted you could just make a business case to get that site" Whitelisted" so you could access it. e.g. I wanted Google maps & explained why & got access. They didn't have to build a new system just changed access permissions.

[@Fivestar5000]

The u.s probably knew about this exploited long before this guy did and left it alone on purpose. This guy exsposed it now they will upgrade

[@danielclaire882]

You really messed this story up

[@EasySleepSoundscapes]

Video would've been better if you just played the interview instead of switching back and forth.

[@imscaredandconfused]

Since when has Jack Harlow been hacking?

[@NAAAAAAAAAATEE]

Just so you know north korea is watching this

[@jlpcpr]

Did you get him drunk so that he could speak or was he just trying to get drunk for free?