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North Korean operative reveals the inner workings of the IT scam infiltrating the Fortune 500—‘They had no idea that we were from North Korea’
Fortune
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For more than a decade, Kim Ji-min served as an IT worker inside a vast global scheme devised by North Korea’s authoritarian leadership to evade crushing financial sanctions. Kim has since defected to South Korea. Now, he is sharing his experience...
Gov't to Launch Combined Inspection amid Allegation of N. Korea's Radioactive Wastewater Discharge
KBS World
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July 3, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News The government will launch a combined special inspection on Friday amid persisting allegations about North Korea's discharge of wastewater from its nuclear facility, despite Seoul's explanation that such claims were unfounded....
Mitsuhiro Mimura: The secret to North Korea’s economic resilience
NK News
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July 3, 2025
Professor Mitsuhito Mimura, a leading Japanese expert on the North Korean economy, joins this week’s podcast for an in-depth discussion on the DPRK’s economic resilience, shifting trade patterns and deepening ties with China and Russia. With over...
N. Korean rice prices hold at record highs as food shortages worsen
Daily NK
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July 2, 2025
North Korean rice prices, which broke through 10,000 won per kilogram for the first time in early June, are holding steady at around 12,000 won. However, corn prices have dropped slightly as other grains start appearing in markets. According to...
South Korean Prez Vows To Improve Relations With North Korea Based On Cooperation With US
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 3 (IANS) South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that his administration will work to improve relations with North Korea based on cooperation with the United States, but acknowledged that dialogue with...
Russia training N. Korean drone pilots in Pyongyang, Wonsan: Ukrainian official
The Korea Times
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July 3, 2025
North Korea has established drone production with Russia's help, and Russian instructors are also training drone pilots in Pyongyang and the eastern city of Wonsan, a Russian official's Telegram showed Thursday. "As I said back in the autumn ......
Israel maintains its policy of nuclear ambiguity
Gulf Today
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July 7, 2025
It is ironic that two nuclear weapons powers, the US and Israel, attacked non-nuclear Iran’s research sites and put them out of action for months or years. While Donald Trump has repeatedly said Iran cannot be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon,...
China steps in as US pulls back from North Korea
Daily NK
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July 3, 2025
As the United States appears to be stepping back from its strategy of promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is quietly moving to fill that void. Recent reports from Daily NK show China’s gradual efforts to reshape...
(LEAD) Lee vows to improve relations with N. Korea based on cooperation with U.S.
Yonhap News Agency
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July 3, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last three paras) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that his administration will work to improve relations with North Korea based on cooperation with the United States, but...
Lee vows to improve relations with N. Korea based on cooperation with U.S.
Yonhap News Agency
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July 3, 2025
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that his administration will work to improve relations with North Korea based on cooperation with the United States, but acknowledged that dialogue with Pyongyang...
N. Korea already using Russia's Pantsir-S1 air-defense system: report
The Korea Times
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July 2, 2025
North Korea has already been using the Pantsir-S1 air defense system provided by Russia to defend the North's capital of Pyongyang, a Ukrainian online newspaper reported Wednesday, citing Kyiv's intelligence chief. Kyrylo Budanov, head of...
Recording ties ex-President Yoon to unreported drone flights over North Korea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 3, 2025
Published: 03 Jul. 2025, 09:57 Updated: 03 Jul. 2025, 12:28 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Former President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul after being questioned on June 29. [JOINT...
North Korea already using Russian Pantsir missiles to defend Pyongyang, Ukraine's intelligence chief says
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
North Korea is already using Russia Pantsir S-1 air defense systems in Pyongyang, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said in an interview with Hromadske Radio on July 1. The arrival of Pantsir missiles is another sign...
N. Korea’s steps in Ukraine: New strategic challenge for S. Korea, Türkiye
Sabah
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July 1, 2025
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year, alarming developments are reshaping not only Eastern Europe but the entire Eurasian strategic landscape. Among these, perhaps the most provocative is the now-confirmed deployment of North Korean...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shown with coffins of his soldiers killed in Russia
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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SEOUL - In the year since North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin signed a landmark defense pact, their relationship has become demonstrably stronger, not least through Kim’s decision to dispatch at least 12,000 troops to fight in...
Over 100 US companies infiltrated by North Korean workers, raids seize 29 "laptop farms"
Notebook Check
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July 2, 2025
North Korea is said to have operated numerous laptop farms in the US. (Image source: Micha Brändli) The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed that raids were recently carried out at a total of 29 North Korean "laptop farms" operating in 16 US...
North Korea and Russia Forge Tactical Alliance: Troops, Missiles, Misses
Pravda.ru
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July 1, 2025
North Korea and Russia Forge Tactical Alliance: Troops, Missiles, Misses North Korea has significantly intensified its military cooperation with Russia—deploying troops, exporting weapons, and formalizing a strategic defense pact this year. From...
North Korean Remote IT Workers Added New Tactics and Techniques to Infiltrate Organizations
Cyber Security News
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July 1, 2025
North Korean state-sponsored remote IT workers have significantly evolved their infiltration tactics, incorporating artificial intelligence tools and sophisticated deception techniques to penetrate organizations worldwide. Since 2024, these highly...
Atlanta tech exec details the North Korean “long game” behind a million-dollar theft
95.5 WSB - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
ATLANTA, GA — The founder of a Buckhead tech firm is bouncing back after North Korean operatives steal more than one million dollars’ worth of his crypto in a systematic scheme. Marlon Williams is the head of Atlanta Blockchain Center and Starter...
The ‘Golden Dome’, more necessary than ever for the United States
Atalayar
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July 7, 2025
What is it about? Revisionist states Economic challenges Geopolitical risks The defence system known as the ‘Golden Dome’ is emerging as an urgent necessity for US national security. Recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have highlighted...