The defense ministry’s website fell victim to a cyberattack Tuesday, prompting the military to take response measures. 

According to the ministry on Wednesday, the distributed denial-of-service(DDoS) attack struck at about 5:30 p.m. the previous day, adding that the website is currently back online. 

The website of the Joint Chiefs of Staff also suffered connection instability on Wednesday morning, leading the Cyber Operations Command to look into the issue to determine whether there has been a DDos attack.

A DDoS attack increases internet traffic beyond the extent that the target’s servers can handle, blocking access for legitimate users.