Increased scrutiny from authorities in the US is forcing North Korea’s fraudulent IT workers to expand to the UK and Europe, says Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.
North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance …
Why Economic Sanctions Against Iran Are Backfiring
The past few decades in Iran have been a natural experiment in the effect of economic sanctions. Iran has more of a market economy than other targets of U.S. sanctions, such as Cuba and North Korea.
What Tulsi Gabbard Said About North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
Gabbard said that Kim Jong Un is likely preparing to order North Korea’s first nuclear test in over six years.
Nuclear-Armed North Korea Threatens US With ‘Overwhelming’ Response
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers that Pyongyang may be preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear weapons test “on short notice.” …
Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings
Neither Trump nor Putin has much incentive to address the North Korea issue, but leaving it off the table risks putting the nail in the coffin of the U.N.’s nonproliferation efforts.
Will South Korea’s ‘sensitive’ country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government’s move to put South Korea — a nonnuclear ally — in the same company as countries like China or North Korea has unsettled politicians in Seoul …
South Korea foreign minister says North should not be rewarded for wrongdoings in Ukraine
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Saturday that military cooperation between North Korea and Russia must stop, and North Korea should not be rewarded for its wrongdoings in the course …
Top Russia official discussed Ukraine with North Korean leader Kim, TASS says
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser Sergei Shoigu discussed Ukraine with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the TASS news agency reported on Friday, his latest visit amid advances in …
US scraps sanctions on Tornado Cash, crypto ‘mixer’ accused of laundering North Korea money
The U.S. Treasury on Friday lifted economic sanctions against Tornado Cash, a firm that makes cryptocurrency transactions harder to track, which the Biden administration had accused of helping launder …