Blockaid’s crypto hack 2026 report documents a record 212 verified exploits and $1.1 billion in losses in the first six months, with North Korea’s Lazarus Group responsible for roughly 55% of stolen …
Cynthia Lummis says crypto act will strengthen sanctions compliance against North Korea-based hackers and other bad actors
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said on Sunday that the Clarity Act would close financial regulatory gaps that allowed North Korea’s Lazarus Group and other bad actors to steal cryptocurrencies.
China is rebuilding its grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un ready to oblige?
DANDONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE–When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled a thaw in one of the world’s most important relationships after …
CLARITY Act Is Secret to Killing North Korean Lazarus Hacker Group, Says Lummis
Senator Cynthia Lummis has put national security at the center of her push for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing the bill’s three core illicit-finance provisions are the most direct …
Exclusive: U.S. warns China it will target firms for illicit North Korea business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has warned China it will blacklist Chinese companies and banks that do illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions against …
Nukes were off the agenda as Xi Jinping visited North Korea
WHEN XI JINPING last visited North Korea, in 2019, international efforts to halt its nuclear-weapons programme were still under way. China and Russia, North Korea’s longtime patrons, had backed …
South Korea drops denuclearization as precondition for talks with the North
South Korean officials said they were instead adopting a “peace first” approach and would instead seek to freeze North Korea’s growing nuclear program.
After 20 years on the move, a school for children with North Korean backgrounds gets a permanent home
The Ministry of Unification, Hyundai Motor and Seoul’s education office signed a deal to build Yeomyung School a campus it won’t have to leave — closing out two decades of leases and rejection.
Markets, not wages, feed North Korean households
North Korean workers say official salaries barely cover a fraction of costs, with trade and side jobs actually sustaining most households.
North Korea calls Seoul a ‘puppet’ for its role in US maritime exercise
By Hyeyoon Cho SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters) – North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a “puppet” following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the U.S., saying Seoul and …