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Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Acting at the Direction of North Korea to Export Firearms, Ammo, and Technology to North Korea
An illegal alien from China pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...

Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Over $7.74M Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that North Korean information technology (IT) workers obtained illegal employment and amassed millions in...

New North Korean Malware OtterCookie Uses Fake Job Offers to Steal Credentials
DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, June 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ANY.RUN, a trusted provider of cybersecurity solutions, has published a new malware analysis exposing OtterCookie, a newly identified JavaScript-based stealer deployed by...

DTEX Exposes North Korea’s Cybercrime Syndicate, Urges Rethink of Threat
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DTEX Systems, the trusted leader of insider risk management, has released a groundbreaking report exposing North Korea’s (DPRK) global cybercrime network – revealing a mafia-like operation fuelled...

ESET Research APT Report: Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine intensify; Sandworm unleashes new destructive wiper
ESET has released its latest advanced persistent threat (APT) report. Russian APT groups intensified attacks against Ukraine and the EU, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities and deploying wipers. China-aligned groups like Mustang Panda and...

NATO Legislators Visit London to Discuss Transatlantic Economic Tensions
19 June 2025 The United Kingdom (UK) is investing for a future as a leader among NATO’s European Allies. In this new era for defence and security, when Russia is waging war on the European continent and probing European defences elsewhere, the UK...

Nametag Introduces VerifiedHire™ to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nametag, the leading provider of integrated identity verification and account protection solutions, today announced VerifiedHire™, a groundbreaking solution for secure employee onboarding and initial...

Diamond Equity Research Initiates Coverage on Almonty Industries, Inc. (TSX: AII) (ASX: AII) (FWB: ALI) (OTCQX: ALMTF)
New York, NY, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Equity Research, a leading equity research firm with a focus on small capitalization public companies has initiated coverage of Almonty Industries, Inc. (TSX: AII) (ASX: AII) (FWB: ALI)...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the scientists...

Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Note: View the indictment here. The Justice Department today announced the indictment of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il (진성일) and Pak Jin-Song (박진성), Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, and U.S. nationals Erick Ntekereze Prince...

ANY.RUN Exposes North Korean ‘Fake Interview’ Campaign: BeaverTail Loader Deploys InvisibleFerret Malware
DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, January 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ANY.RUN released technical research on a new wave of North Korean-linked malware campaigns disguised as job interviews. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹, a JavaScript-based loader, deploys...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the scientists...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the scientists...

Fourteen North Korean Nationals Indicted for Carrying Out Multi-Year Fraudulent Information Technology Worker Scheme and Related Extortions
Note: View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Posters here. A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday indicted 14 nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK or North Korea) with long-running conspiracies to violate...

ORIGENCE ANNOUNCES GENERAL BRADFORD SHWEDO AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LENDING TECH LIVE ’25 CONFERENCE
Irvine, California, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Origence, a leading provider of lending technology solutions, announces General Bradford Shwedo as a keynote speaker for its Lending Tech Live ’25 conference, scheduled for June 16-18, 2025,...

California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the...

Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim Honored By Close Up Radio in the Field of Science
Close Up Radio honors one of our most respected guests, Dr. Young Suh Kim BELTSVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Science has brought us many new discoveries. Just as important as these discoveries are the...

North Korean Government Hacker Charged for Involvement in Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Note: View the indictment here and view cryptocurrency seizure affidavit here. A grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment on Wednesday charging North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack and...