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N. Korea’s border region sees surge in demand for telephone services

Public demand for telephone services in North Korea has surged recently, prompting the North Pyongan Province Post and Telecommunications Bureau to bring forward its...

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...
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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...
cryptocurrency, cybercrime, north korea, dprk

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...
cryptocurrency, cybercrime, north korea, dprk

N. Korea sold illegal gambling websites to S. Korean cybercrime ring

A North Korean organization under the Workers’ Party has reportedly created thousands of illegal online gambling websites in cooperation with an unidentified South Korean...

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