The North Korean economy grew more than 3 percent for the third consecutive year in 2025, supported by expanded economic cooperation with Russia, South Korea’s central bank said Friday.
Canada, allies warn North Korea IT workers pose ‘insider threat’ abroad
The joint advisory urged countries and companies to ‘deepen their understanding’ of the tactics used and implement measures to counter them.
Posts spin false tale of South Korea library costs masking financial support to Pyongyang
Ahead of the opening of a new library dedicated to unification and North Korea, posts falsely claimed the South Korean government was indirectly providing support to Pyongyang by spending nearly 50 …
Crypto hacks hit all-time high as North Korea drains over $600M and AI agents become new target
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.