N. Korea cell phone carriers impose charges on calls between different service providers
North Korean cell phone carriers impose charges on calls made between people who use different service providers, which has led many users to avoid...
N. Koreans are increasingly using electronic payment services
More and more North Koreans are using electronic payment services such as online payment apps and offline payments using QR codes, Daily NK has...
One of five North Koreans are users of the country’s Wi-Fi service
About one out of five North Koreans are users of the country's Wi-Fi network, Daily NK has learned.
"According to the Ministry of State Security’s...
N. Korea continues to release new smartphones despite border closure
North Korea has continued to release new smartphone models despite the closure of its borders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the economic...
Cybersecurity company issues warning about malicious emails targeting NKHR groups
Hauri, a security software company, issued a warning on May 19 about malicious emails targeted to North Korean human rights groups, with the sender...
VOA: N. Korea’s first two spy satellites are “dead” space junk still orbiting Earth
While the North Korean regime is apparently preparing to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, it is known that the two satellites launched in 2012...
A look behind North Korea’s efforts to promote itself through social media
The young woman smiles at the camera as she walks through a colorful park. “Spring has come to my hometown,” she says in English,...
S. Korean national police agency blames N. Korea for cyberattack on major hospital
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) is blaming North Korea for a 2021 cyberattack on Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), one of the South’s...
North Korea’s popular navigation app features a taxi call service
North Korea’s popular navigation app “My Traveling Companion” recently updated its map data and added a variety of new features, including a taxi call...
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...