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Russia turns to N. Korean workers amid Western sanctions
Daily NK
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July 6, 2025
North Korea and Russia are in talks about expanding their cooperation on technology and sending more workers to Russia. The rapid progress they’re making in both military and economic areas suggests their partnership goes beyond simply trying to...
Creative Ways To Share The Good News With North Korea
Patheos
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July 6, 2025
North Koreans lack free access to the Good News [Image from Wikimedia Commons]North Korea, referred to as the Hermit Kingdom, isolates itself to the extreme from the rest of the world. Its government tightly controls the country’s borders....
North Korea and Denuclearization: Regime Survival and Nuclear Weapons
The Geopolitics
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July 6, 2025
I aim to explore the possibility of North Korea’s denuclearization during Mr. Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president. I argue that, if a comprehensive package deal ensuring regime survival is offered, North Korea may denuclearize. This is...
This technological phenomenon is the worst case scenario for Bitcoin
Cryptopolitan
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July 6, 2025
The debate about the longevity of Bitcoin has been ongoing for years. Most people would say that Bitcoin will end because of quantum technology, however, I believe there’s another answer. Ever since Bitcoin debuted in 2009, people have speculated...
North Korea-linked threat actors spread macOS NimDoor malware via fake Zoom updates
Security Affairs
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July 5, 2025
North Korea-linked threat actors spread macOS NimDoor malware via fake Zoom updates North Korea-linked hackers use fake Zoom updates to spread macOS NimDoor malware, targeting crypto firms with stealthy backdoors. North Korea-linked threat actors...
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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July 5, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea — When President Trump met North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un for a historic summit in 2018, he tried to show a rosy future North Korea could aspire to. "As an example, they have great beaches. You see that whenever they're...
Feds Crack Down on North Korean Spies Working Remote IT Jobs Through American ‘Laptop Farms’
Breitbart
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July 5, 2025
The DOJ has busted 29 North Korean laptop farms across 16 states, alleging that illicit IT workers located in the communist dictatorship obtained employment with over 100 American companies to help fund the regime’s weapons programs. The DOJ...
Will Iran Use North Korean Hwasong-10 Ballistic Missiles in its Next Round of Strikes on Israel?
Military Watch
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July 5, 2025
<p >Following the cessation of Iranian-Israeli hostilities in a ceasefire&nbsp;&nbsp;June 24, 11 days after they had been initiated, speculation has continued to grow regarding how Iran may respond to a possible new wave of attacks...
N Korean detained after crossing DMZ, Seoul says
Taipei Times
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July 4, 2025
A North Korean civilian voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border between it and South Korea, aided by the South’s military in a delicate 20-hour operation, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said yesterday. Tens of thousands of North...
This North Korean Missile Test ‘Changed the Entire Structure of the World’ - Expert
Military Watch
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July 4, 2025
<p >July 4, 2025, marks eight years since North Korea first demonstrated the ability to launch nuclear strikes against the United States mainland with the successful test of the new Hwasong-14 ballistic missile. In what would prove to be a...
Iran regime cracks down on its own people with a ‘North Korea-style model’ of ‘terrifying’ repression
New York Post
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July 5, 2025
In the wake of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the regime appears to be turning inward — escalating repression with chilling speed. According to Kasra Aarabi, director of IRGC research at United Against Nuclear Iran, the Islamic Republic...
North Korean eludes military, landmines to cross border into South Korea
CBS News
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A North Korean who crossed the heavily fortified land border into the South has been detained and taken into custody, Seoul's military said Friday. The North Korean, identified as a male civilian, managed to cross the Military Demarcation Line...
North Korean man crosses heavily mined land border to South Korea
The Journal
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July 4, 2025
A NORTH KOREAN civilian voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border between the two countries, aided by the South’s military in a delicate 20-hour operation, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have said. Tens of thousands of North Koreans have...
North Korean man arrested in South Korea after crossing border
The Independent
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July 4, 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...
Russia’s diplomatic circle of friends: Taliban and North Korea in, Azerbaijan and Armenia out
Euronews
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In a move sparking significant backlash, Russia became the first country in the world to recognise the Taliban as the ruling government of Afghanistan. "We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic Emirate of...
Microsoft suspends 3,000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts linked to North Korean IT workers
Cryptopolitan
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July 4, 2025
Microsoft has suspended 3000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts tied to a North Korean scheme involving DPRK nationals posing as remote workers under false identities. U.S. officials have long warned that North Korea uses illicit earnings from crypto...
Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 4, 2025
An imposter, believed to be North Korean, forged the official seal of an Ontario architect, an investigation by The Fifth Estate has found. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has in recent years engaged thousands of remote workers...
North Korea condemns U.S. arrest of its four nationals as 'absurd smear campaign'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 4, 2025
Published: 04 Jul. 2025, 11:23 This captured image shows four North Koreans indicted in the United States in connection with wire fraud and who are wanted by the FBI. [YONHAP] North Korea on Friday condemned the United States' recent indictment of...
N. Korea blames factory defects on loyalty issues
Daily NK
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July 4, 2025
North Korea is conducting lectures urging factory workers to emulate the patriotic dedication of weapons manufacturers, but employees are frustrated with the regime’s focus on ideology while ignoring chronic shortages of electricity and materials...
Microsoft suspends 3,000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts created by North Korean IT workers
Fortune
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence announced it wiped thousands of accounts created by North Korean IT workers as part of its moves to stymie the global fraud scheme. The IT worker conspiracy has infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in recent...