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North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Suffer Data Breach as Insiders Leak Information Online
GBHackers
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August 12, 2025
A member of North Korea’s notorious Kimsuky espionage group has experienced a significant data breach after insiders leaked hundreds of gigabytes of internal files and tools to the public. The breach, which emerged in early June 2025, exposed the...
Trump To Meet South Korean President This Month With Focus On Defense Spending, North Korea
myMotherLode - California
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The summit will take place weeks after South Korea managed to seal a trade deal that reduced U.S. tariffs to 15% from 25% imposed by Trump. South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington, D.C., later this month to hold his first...
North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia
Yahoo News
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Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the BBC has learned. Moscow has repeatedly turned to Pyongyang to help it...
Unpacking North Korea’s ‘unusual’ reaction to this year’s US-South Korea drills
South China Morning Post
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August 12, 2025
North Korea has issued a notably restrained response to next week’s annual US–South Korean military exercises, signalling an effort by both sides to cool tensions on the Korean peninsula. A week before the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills are set to...
Putin Bans Foreign-Made Military Uniforms – Is North Korea Cut Off?
Kyiv Post
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August 11, 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to ban foreign-made military uniforms for the Russian Armed Forces starting in 2026. Starting in 2027, the fabrics and materials should also be made domestically, as per the decree. Russian media...
North Korean Group ScarCruft Expands From Spying to Ransomware Attacks
Hackread
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August 11, 2025
North Korean hackers ScarCruft shift from spying to ransomware, using VCD malware in phishing attacks, targeting South Korea with advanced tools. Discover how this new malware marks a shift from espionage to financially motivated cyberattacks. A...
Hackers Leak 9GB of Data from Alleged North Korean Hacker’s Computer
Hackread
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August 11, 2025
Hackers release 9GB of stolen files from the computer of an alleged North Korean hacker, revealing tools, logs, sensitive data and much more. The data is now available for download via DDoSecrets. It is not often that the inner workings of a...
First direct flight from Pyongyang lands at Sheremetyevo
Russian Aviation News
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The first direct flight from Pyongyang has landed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. The flight was operated by Nordwind Airlines on a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with a capacity of up to 440 passengers, the travel time was about eight hours, a TASS...
Op-Ed: The West threatened by Russia, North Korea alliance
The Center Square
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August 11, 2025
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear a hundred battles." – Sun Tzu Upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, Americans looked to General Douglas MacArthur for leadership to end the Korean War. MacArthur was...
China's Arctic Maritime 'Research' Isn't. It's Reconnaissance.
Red State
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August 11, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. China is still poking and prodding. In the latest, we see the United States Coast Guard warning us that Chinese "research vessels" are...
North Korean Hackers Pose as Remote IT Workers in Espionage Surge
WebProNews
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August 10, 2025
In the shadowy world of global cyber threats, a new breed of infiltrator has emerged: North Korean operatives masquerading as remote IT workers to breach corporate defenses. These spies, often backed by the regime in Pyongyang, exploit the boom in...
Unification Ministry: N. Korea Controlled Level of Criticism against Allies' Exercise
KBS World
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Photo : YONHAP News The ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs assessed North Korea to have controlled the level of its criticism of Seoul and Washington's joint military exercise, saying it was more of an expression of position than a...
Reviving Pyongyang-Washington Diplomatic Engagement: Between Economic Leverage and the Trump Factor
38 North
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August 11, 2025
This article was written and researched as part of the first cohort of 38 North’s Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program, under the mentorship of senior experts on North Korean affairs. The program and series were made possible through generous...
North Korean cyber-espionage group ScarCruft adds ransomware in recent attack
The Record
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August 8, 2025
The North Korean state-backed hacker group tracked as ScarCruft recently took the unusual step of infecting targets with ransomware alongside other malicious files, researchers said. ScarCruft, primarily known for cyber-espionage campaigns against...
North Korean IT workers use fake IDs, laptop farms to dupe foreign firms
Nikkei Asia
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Cybersecurity New data shows how engineers earn money for Pyongyang's regime The new data includes two Japanese passports with identical dates of birth and issue but different names and addresses. (Photo by Tatsuya Sudo) TATSUYA SUDO and RYO...
North Korea exploits job market in latest cyberattacks: report
Coingeek
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August 8, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > North Korea exploits job market in latest cyberattacks: report In its ongoing campaign to evade sanctions and raise funds, North Korea’s innovative hacking army has turned to the international job market, using...
South Korea claims North Korea has removed speakers from tense border
The Independent
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August 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
North Korea deploys AI-powered Python malware to target crypto and tech workers
NK News
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August 8, 2025
Famous Chollima’s new malware underscores continuing modernization of DPRK IT worker group’s expanding operations North Korean state-sponsored cybercriminals have harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) tools to develop an upgraded Python malware...
Israel’s cruelty: Holocaust by Nazis, vengeance on Palestinians
Madhyamam
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August 12, 2025
Israel’s crimes against humanity beggar belief. There are cruel tyrannies in the world, such as North Korea. But no other country commits such prolific barbarities relative to its size and population, and then has the temerity to call itself a...
N. Korea asserts rights to space exploration
Yonhap News Agency
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August 7, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday asserted its legal right to explore outer space as it marked the third anniversary of a revision to its space development law that expanded its mission to defense capabilities. Jang Song-chol, dean...