Tag: mobile phones
N. Koreans are using around 10 programs to circumvent Big Brother’s...
North Koreans are actively using around 10 kinds of software programs to circumvent government surveillance on how they use their mobile phones, Daily NK...
N. Korea tightens grip on the unauthorized use of mobile phones...
North Korean authorities recently instructed all mobile phone users and registered computer owners to update their software while ordering all IT-related organizations to submit...
N. Korea’s new smartphone not yet available in stores
North Korea's new smartphone, the “Madusan,” is not yet available in stores, Daily NK has learned.
NK Economy, a South Korean news website specializing in...
N. Hamgyong Province man sent to political prison camp for using...
A man in North Hamgyong Province was recently sent to a political prison camp after being charged with the crime of leaking internal information...
Pyongyang authorities stop young people at random to inspect their cell...
North Korean authorities have recently begun stopping young people at random on the streets of Pyongyang to inspect their cell phones, examining call histories,...
N. Korea may have recently released some of those arrested for...
There are indications that officials from the Ministry of State Security carrying out a large-scale “mop-up operation” and “campaign of extermination” against North Koreans...
A close look at Chammae 1.0, a smartphone security bypass program
Daily NK has obtained a copy of “Chammae 1.0,” a program that can bypass the smartphone security authentications recently put into place by North...
N. Korea continues crackdown on use of Chinese-made mobile phones
Amid the regime's efforts to block the flow of information into and from the country, North Korean authorities recently held lectures in Yanggang Province...
Donju and ordinary people impacted by recent ban on mobile money
With the North Korean authorities suddenly banning the sale of mobile phone minutes (mobile money), Daily NK has learned that not only donju (North...
Donju on the losing end of recent ban on “mobile money”
Members of North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class who purchased large numbers of mobile phone cards have lost a considerable amount of money following a new...
