'North Korean Facebook' hacked by Scottish teen

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A Facebook clone thought to have originated in North Korea has quickly appeared and disappeared off the internet.

The site was discovered by Doug Madory, a researcher at network management company Dyn Research, who told the BBC that it is "rare to see any websites hosted in the secretive nation".

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