N. Korean tech giant secures critical electronics deal with Chinese firm
The Mangyongdae Trading Company, a leading North Korean tech company, has reached an agreement with a Chinese high-tech electronics firm to acquire large numbers...
N. Korea applies market exchange rate to electronic prepaid card transactions
North Korea has recently been applying the market exchange rate, rather than the official exchange rate, to transactions with electronic prepaid cards holding foreign...
N. Korea released at least five new smartphone models last year
North Korea released five new smartphones last year despite the closure of the border due to COVID-19 and severe economic troubles.
Daily NK recently obtained...
Inside N. Korea’s Internet-based foreign currency-earning activities
The South Korean government recently announced a warning regarding North Korea IT personnel with the goal of preventing North Korea from earning foreign currency...
State security employees issued smartphones with voice encryption technology
North Korea’s legal authorities have issued Ministry of State Security (MSS) employees with smartphones that encrypt voice calls, North Korean sources told Daily NK...
New N. Korean report cites around 400 cybercrime-related incidents inside the country
The increase in the number of smartphones and other mobile devices inside North Korea has led to a rise in cybercrime, with even high-ranking...
N. Korea’s electronics black market: Foreign tech flows despite global ban
Despite the international ban on directly providing, selling, or transferring electronics with military applications to North Korea, foreign-made mobile phones, laptop computers, and smartwatches...
WeChat traps: N. Korean security agents use confiscated phones for sting operations
North Korean security agencies have begun launching sting operations using the Chinese messaging app WeChat to crack down on people using illegal Chinese-made mobile...
N. Korea’s electronic payment gateway, Ullim 2.0, can be used on ordinary computers
North Korea’s electronic payment gateway Ullim 2.0 can now be used on an ordinary computer, Daily NK has learned.
Daily NK recently obtained the user...
N. Korea delays update of cell phone operating system scheduled for late 2022
North Korea appears to have delayed an update of its mobile phone operating system because the software has failed to meet set technological standards,...
