Tag: cybersecurity
N. Korea ramps up cyber offensive: New research center to focus...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the establishment of "Research Center 227" under the military's Reconnaissance General Bureau to research and develop...
2024: A jackpot year for North Korea’s cyber criminals
The dawn of 2025 offers a crucial moment to reflect on how 2024 proved remarkably advantageous for North Korea. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has...
Technology companies are a source of foreign exchange earnings for North...
On Mar. 21, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a federal arrest warrant for Shim Hyon-Sop and offered a USD 5 million...
N. Korean research paper calls for new law to combat cybercrime
A recently published journal article in North Korea suggests that the country is analyzing different forms of cybercrime and researching the need to implement...
Hackers use S. Korean internet security agency as a disguise to...
Hackers likely based in North Korea recently sent out an email about the Kakao data center fire in October. The hackers used an email...
Think N. Koreans don’t fall victim to cybercrime? Think again…
Ordinary North Koreans sometimes fall victim to hacking and other forms of cybercrime, Daily NK has learned.
“Some people suffered harm from brute-force attacks on...
N. Korea launches cyberattack using stolen S. Korean police officer’s ID
North Korea has launched a cyberattack using an ID stolen from an actual South Korean police officer who investigates cybercrime.
In a press release Wednesday,...
