The North Korean IT workers scheme rakes in $250 million to $600 million per year and billions in crypto, according to UN estimates.
‘This is the mafia’ — How North Korea structures its IT workers like an organized crime syndicate
The North Korean IT workers scheme rakes in $250 million to $600 million per year and billions in crypto, according to UN estimates.
UN Meeting Connects North Korea’s Abuses and Military Programs
This week, the United Nations General Assembly met for its first-ever public high-level session devoted to North Korea’s human rights situation. The meeting highlighted Pyongyang’s brutal repression …
Satellite Photos Over North Korea Reveal Kim’s Partially Sunken New Warship
Kim Jong Un was reportedly enraged by the “sheer carelessness” leading to the botched launch of the regime’s second destroyer.
Refusing to conform: New book highlights female resistance in Kim Jong Un’s N. Korea
A new book candidly portrays author Seol Song-a’s struggle to survive as a woman in North Korea’s oppressive system before her defection.
North Korean Scammers are Posing as IT Freelancers: Here’s How You Can Protect Your Business
Businesses should be aware of growing security risks from North Korean IT workers targeting freelance contracts from businesses in the U.S. and …
Everything we know about North Korea’s warship launch accident
Everything we know about North Korea’s warship launch accident – The accident has proven to be an embarrassing setback for Kim Jong Un, who labelled the incident as a ‘criminal act’ caused by sheer ca …
China and North Korea’s militaries don’t trust each other: US intel
Pyongyang is dependent on the world’s second-largest economy, but the “blood-cemented alliance” doesn’t extend to security issues.
The North Korean IT worker scheme infiltrated an American election campaign website
Software developers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to conceal their identities to get jobs with American firms in violation of international sanctions.
A North Korean agent applied for a job at a popular crypto firm: They tripped him up with a simple question about Halloween
He saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the infiltration tactics of North Korea, which have robbed billions from crypto companies, and how he could prevent that from happening at Kraken.