Tag: hacking
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...
N. Korea deploys hundreds of intelligence agents to aid Russian war...
Daily NK has learned that North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), which oversees espionage operations in South Korea and abroad, deployed several hundred agents...
N. Korea inspects electronic payment system to boost safety, efficiency
North Korea will inspect its domestic electronic payment system from July to October to improve the safety and efficiency of operations, Daily NK has...
New report highlights worrying trends in N. Korea’s illegal cyber activities
The Cybercrimes 2024 report published by Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform has again highlighted some interesting trends concerning North Korea cyberattacks. The report has...
Nason party official arrested for leaking state secrets to friends
A veteran of the Reconnaissance General Bureau who worked for the Nason Party Committee was recently arrested for leaking state secrets, Daily NK has...
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...
China arrests dozens of North Koreans attempting to illegally enter the...
The Chinese border patrol is conducting an investigation after dozens of North Koreans were discovered illegally trying to enter China by ship, Daily NK...
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,...
