Tag: intelligence
Corruption derails N. Korea’s tech military recruitment: Officials demand dollars and...
Bribery and corruption surrounding the deployment of new spring recruits to specialized units of the North Korean army is worse than in previous years.
In...
Digital warfare: N. Korea’s evolving cyber arsenal and global threats
North Korea's cyber capabilities have evolved dramatically in recent years, progressing beyond simple hacking to encompass public opinion manipulation, military technology theft, and cryptocurrency...
N. Korea prepares workers for Russian reconstruction projects in occupied Ukraine
North Korea began selecting workers and technicians in early March for reconstruction projects in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including the Donbas region. These labor...
Revolutionary sparks: Tracking N. Korea’s covert operations from the 1980s to...
In a previous column, I wrote that North Korea changed the name of the party's United Front Department to Bureau 10. I explained this...
Rights groups urge Ukraine: Let N. Korean POWs seek S. Korean...
Human rights groups are urging Ukraine to allow captured North Korean soldiers to seek refuge in South Korea rather than face potential execution in...
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...
N. Korea, China strengthen security cooperation to track defectors
North Korea and China's security ministries are strengthening collaboration to monitor North Korean defectors in China.
"The Ministry of State Security has implemented a confidential...
N. Korea threatens treason charges to silence rumors of captured soldiers
North Korean authorities have launched a harsh crackdown to suppress rumors about their troops being captured in Ukraine, Daily NK has learned.
A military source...
N. Korea orders military-wide upgrade of secret communications system
North Korea's Military Security Command has ordered its military corps-level security departments to implement advanced surveillance systems starting January 2024 to strengthen management of...
The true cost: North Korean soldiers’ deadly reality in Russia’s war
The White House’s disclosure during a briefing late last year that around 1,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia had been killed or wounded...
