North Korea comes in from the cold

Opinion Earlier this month, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un flanked China’s President Xi Jinping on the red carpet at an epic military parade in Beijing. The supreme leader was feted as a guest of honour along with Vladimir Putin. Behind them in the...

N. Korea's early disclosure of Hwasong-20 ICBM apparently aimed at putting pressure on US

North Korea appears to have disclosed a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development earlier than scheduled in a bid to exert pressure on the United States, Seoul's military officials said Thursday. Earlier this month, North...

'Putin is ripping off Kim Jong Un' in Ukraine war deal: Russia has received nearly $10 billion in support while North Korea is getting $1billion in return and NO technological aid, report finds

By ANEZKA PICHRTOVA Published: 05:30 EDT, 18 September 2025 | Updated: 05:42 EDT, 18 September 2025 In the alliance between Russia and North Korea, Vladimir Putin seems to be getting more out of the relationship than North Korea. To the Western...

US, allies must step up efforts against North Korean hackers: Ex-US rear admiral

The U.S. and every country with “skin in the game” must step up efforts to counter North Korea’s prolific cybercrime operations, a former U.S. Navy rear admiral said Wednesday, while calling it “unacceptable” for South Korea to not spend more on...

Stephen Mercado: How Japan crafted secret weapons to counter North Korea

This week, Stephen Mercado returns to the NK News Podcast to discuss his new book, “Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons,” and how Japan’s secretive Noborito Research Institute supported covert operations targeting the DPRK during the Korean War....

N. Korea's early disclosure of Hwasong-20 ICBM apparently aimed at putting pressure on U.S.

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have disclosed a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development earlier than scheduled in a bid to exert pressure on the United States, Seoul's military officials said Thursday....

Russia suspected of supplying North Korea with key nuclear submarine technology

South Korea is investigating reports that Russia has supplied North Korea with nuclear submarine reactor modules, a move analysts see as highly plausible and one that could mark a breakthrough in Pyongyang’s decades-long push for a nuclear-powered...

North Korea possibly received nuclear reactor for submarines from Russia: Report

A type of nuclear reactor that can be used in submarines was possibly supplied to North Korea from Russia, according to a report. The recent claim has been made by the South Korean military. Intelligence from Seoul suggested that Moscow possibly...

North Korean Group Targets South With Military ID Deepfakes

The North Korea-linked Kimsuky cyberthreat group has started using ChatGPT and other AI services to create images for fake identities — both to make social engineering attacks more convincing and as a way to obfuscate code execution. In the latest...

North Korean operation uses ChatGPT to forge military IDs as part of cyberattack

North Korean hackers exploited OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate deepfake military ID cards in a phishing campaign against South Korean defense-related institutions, researchers have found. The July attack was attributed to the Kimsuky group, also...

"North Korea denuclearization remains unchanging goal": Security adviser

Published: 17 Sep. 2025, 18:54 Updated: 17 Sep. 2025, 19:10 Wi Sung-lac, national security adviser, speaks during a meeting hosted by the Korea News Editors’ Association at the Korea Press Center in Jung District, central Seoul, on Sept. 17....

North Korea exploits ChatGPT for military ID forgery

North Korean hackers use ChatGPT to forge deepfake military IDs in targeted phishing campaign against South Korean defense entities Please enable JavaScript play-sharp-fill Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. In Short: –...

North Korea dismantles network of anti-aircraft guns protecting main nuke site

Satellite imagery shows ongoing work to remove 23 artillery batteries around Yongbyon, possibly to install newer systems A 37mm T-74 air defense gun, and a site where North Korea is removing anti-aircraft artillery | Images: Shadman Samee via...

North Korea Accuses US of Undermining Global Peace With Nuclear Expansion

Tue 16 Sep 2025 | 11:51 PM The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has issued a strong condemnation of the United States following remarks at a recent session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, where...

N. Korea pressures major firms to show results before key political milestone

North Korea’s biggest companies are being forced to submit detailed progress reports on key economic projects as the country’s leadership tries to showcase achievements before an important political deadline. The communist government has ordered...

North Korean Hackers Weaponize ChatGPT in AI-Driven Phishing Attack

A leading South Korean cybersecurity firm, North Korea’s infamous Kimsuky hacking group has leveraged ChatGPT to fabricate realistic government identification cards as part of a recent phishing operation targeting South Korean officials. This...

North Korean hackers generate fake South Korean military ID using ChatGPT

North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to generate a fake military ID for spear-phishing South Korean defense institutions Kimsuky, a known threat actor, was behind the attack and has targeted global policy, academic, and nuclear entities before...

As North Korean jamming threat grows, South's Air Force ups its electronic warfare game

Published: 17 Sep. 2025, 08:53 A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, center, alongside a United States Navy EA-18G Growler, an EW aircraft based on the F/A-18F Super Hornet, flies over Guam on Feb. 10....

Freedom Edge 2025 Drill Shows US South Korea Japan Boosting Joint Defenses to Counter North Korean Missile Threats

On September 15, 2025, the United States, South Korea, and Japan launched the trilateral Freedom Edge exercise off South Korea’s Jeju Island, as reported by AP News. The large-scale naval and air drills come at a time of heightened tensions with...

Hungary and Japan strengthen business, trade and tech ties in Tokyo

Hungary and Japan are deepening their partnership on multiple fronts: while business leaders met in Tokyo to boost trade ties in food, software and sustainable industries, ministers agreed to expand cooperation in key strategic areas such as peace...