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North Korea’s “PylangGhost”: Malware-infected Job Scams Target Crypto Experts
Techstory
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June 20, 2025
North Korea’s notorious cyber unit Famous Chollima (a.k.a. Wagemole) is at it again; they are taking advantage of the rise in job opportunities in the blockchain and cryptocurrency spaces, especially in India, by running another round of deceptive...
25,000 North Korean Industrial Workers to Man Russia’s Fast Growing Drone Production Lines
Military Watch
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June 20, 2025
<p >Tens of thousands of North Korean industrial workers are being dispatched to Russia to support the local defence sector’s ability to produce modern military drones, as part of expanding defence cooperation between the two states....
Certifying a Chinese Security Invasion; Boosting Ties With Nuclear North Korea; and More
The Irrawaddy
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June 21, 2025
Mustering Beijing’s BRI Troops The Central Supervisory Committee on Private Security Services meeting in Naypyitaw on Thursday. / MOI Shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing marked 75 years of diplomatic ties by...
Energy regulations threaten Pennsylvania’s technology boom
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is on the short list of destinations for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). However, the commonwealth – thanks to ill-advised policies pushed by Gov. Josh Shapiro – remains ill-equipped to handle this emerging market....
North Korean Hackers Target Crypto With Mac Malware
TechWorm
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June 20, 2025
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has uncovered a highly sophisticated hacking campaign targeting Mac users in the cryptocurrency sector, which utilized deepfake Zoom calls, clever social engineering, and Mac-specific malware in an unusually...
Chairman Kim Jong Un’s Children: North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
The Geopolitics
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June 20, 2025
In the run-up to the historic first summit between the U.S. and North Korea on 12 June 2018, then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo, under President Donald Trump’s instruction, visited Pyongyang and met with Chairman Kim Jong Un. According to Pompeo, Kim...
Executions, forced labour and starvation persist in North Korea, UN official says
The Independent
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June 20, 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...
What North Korea's New Russian Weapons Tech Means for South Korea
Newsweek
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June 20, 2025
It's not just Ukraine that is now facing the low, buzzing hum of Iranian-designed explosive drones. It is the U.S.'s key allies in Asia, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has declared. "This must be addressed now—not when thousands of...
North Korea flag disrupts South Korean church’s live stream in ‘hacking incident’
The Straits Times
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June 20, 2025
The incident occurred early in the morning of June 18, when the live stream was abruptly filled with the North Korean flag.PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL - One of South Korea’s largest megachurches said on June 20 its YouTube worship service was briefly...
North Korean hackers target crypto job seekers with malware
Cryptopolitan
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June 20, 2025
North Korean hackers, Famous Chollima, targeted crypto experts with fake job interviews designed to steal their data and deploy malware on their devices. The malware stole credentials from over 80 browser extensions, including password managers...
The Restructuring of North Korea’s Food Production and Distribution System
38 North
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June 20, 2025
Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has seen significant changes across the economy. While the state dominates the lives of its people, the economy has been increasingly marketized since the 1990s. Building on some of the tentative, furtive efforts of...
North Korean Hackers Are Targeting Top Crypto Firms With Malware Hidden in Job Applications
CoinDesk
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A North Korean hacking group is targeting crypto workers with a Python-based malware disguised as part of a fake job application process, researchers at Cisco Talos said earlier this week. Most victims appear to be based in India, according to...
Abdul Qadeer Khan created nuclear weapons for Pakistan and almost for Iran and North Korea.
Babel
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N. Korea flag disrupts S. Korea church livestream in ‘hacking incident’
The Malaysian Star
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June 20, 2025
SEOUL: One of South Korea's largest megachurches said on June 20 its YouTube worship service was briefly hacked during a live broadcast to display the North Korean flag, with a government agency saying it was checking the details. The incident...
You’re Hired! North Korea’s new crypto scam starts with a job offer
CryptoSlate
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June 20, 2025
A new wave of cyberattacks shows the DPRK is exploiting the crypto industry’s recruitment funnel, using fake LinkedIn job offers, deep‑fake Zoom calls, and backdoored interview files to access Web3 developers’ wallets and repositories. With...
Why North Korea Is Ignoring South Korea Again
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 20, 2025
Past left-leaning governments in South Korea have sought greater engagement with North Korea, of which the Sunshine Policy, initiated by Kim Dae-jung in 1998, is a prime example. The policy sought to achieve “peaceful coexistence” between the two...
North Korea flag disrupts South Korea church livestream in 'hacking incident'
Channel News Asia
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June 20, 2025
Another Protestant church in Seoul, the Naesoo-Dong Church, told AFP it also experienced a similar hacking incident shortly before its YouTube worship service early on Wednesday morning. An "inappropriate" video was displayed for about 50 seconds...
North Korea’s latest deployment may be a trial for mass labor exports to Russia
NK News
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June 20, 2025
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu made yet another visit to Pyongyang this week, his second trip to the North Korean capital in just a month, and while there, he dropped major news about the allies’ evolving military cooperation...
North Korea targets crypto workers with new info-stealing malware
Coin Telegraph
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June 20, 2025
A North Korean-aligned threat actor has been targeting job seekers in the crypto industry with new malware that is designed to steal passwords for crypto wallets and password managers. Cisco Talos reported on Wednesday that it found a new...
North Korea, Russia hail 'invincible' alliance on anniversary of strategic partnership treaty
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 20, 2025
Published: 20 Jun. 2025, 12:29 North Korea's Foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang co-host a banquet on June 19 to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. [RODONG SINMUN]...