Tag: internet
N. Korea’s LAN gaming center offers entertainment under strict surveillance
Pyongyang's Hwasong district is home to a LAN gaming center that's open to the public, but North Korean authorities maintain strict oversight of every...
N. Korean smartphone app evolved from simple ID tool to permanent...
Daily NK has obtained both the original and upgraded versions of an app North Korea uses to identify mobile phone users. A comparison of...
N. Korean officials turn to Bitcoin to shield assets from regime...
According to a Daily NK source in China recently, a growing number of North Korean trade officials in China have begun investing in Bitcoin...
N. Korea’s digital leap: Examining the ‘Mirae’ wi-fi network
Inside North Korea's digital world, a new window has opened: The "Mirae" Wi-Fi app, recently obtained by Daily NK, offers a rare glimpse into...
North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia
North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and "track down internal impure...
New report shows how digitally disconnected North Korea is from the...
North Korea remains unconnected to the digital world.
The latest Digital 2024 Global Reports showed that only fewer than 10,000 people in North Korea have...
One of five North Koreans are users of the country’s Wi-Fi...
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...
S. Korean national police agency blames N. Korea for cyberattack on...
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...
New N. Korean report cites around 400 cybercrime-related incidents inside the...
The increase in the number of smartphones and other mobile devices inside North Korea has led to a rise in cybercrime, with even high-ranking...
