North Korean hacker group Lazarus made attempts to move funds worth $63 million that were stolen from last year’s Harmony bridge hack, but the crypto exchanges used for the process claim its transfers...
Tag: North Korea
U.S. Air Force Reveals (Not So) Cutting Edge B-21 Stealth Bomber
B-21 Stealth bomber unveiled for first time in Palmdale, California. Northrop Grumman Unveiled during a ceremony Friday evening at the secretive Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, the B-21 “Raider” ste...
North Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile With Range To Hit U.S. Mainland, Japan Says
Topline North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to anywhere on the U.S. mainland, Japan’s defense minister reportedly said on F...
Is North Korea open to travelers? No, but it may also depend on China
In 2008, the national anthems of both North Korea and the United States resonated throughout the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre — echoing hopes of a thawing relationship between the countries. The curta...
New Treasury sanctions link Tornado Cash to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program
Despite industry pushback, the U.S. Treasury is not giving an inch in the fight over its sanctions on Tornado Cash. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has in fact added a desi...
North Korea Says Recent Missile Tests Were Practice To Hit U.S. And South Korean Targets
Topline North Korea announced its recent string of missile tests, which resulted in evacuation alarms in parts of South Korea and Japan last week, was practice to strike South Korean and U.S. targets,...
North Korea Missile Launch Triggers Alarm In Japan As U.S. And South Korea Extend Military Drills
Topline North Korea test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its eastern coast on Thursday, triggering alarms across parts of Japan as tension in the region escalates amid ongoi...
Tensions Rise As Both North And South Korea Carry Out Missile Launches
Topline South Korea on Wednesday fired missiles across the country’s de facto maritime border with North Korea after a ballistic missile launched by Pyongyang’s forces landed near its coast, as tensio...
North Korea Denies Selling Weapons To Moscow As Russia’s Isolation Grows
Topline North Korea on Thursday denied supplying Russia with weapons or ammunition for use in Ukraine, dismissing U.S. intelligence reports as “reckless” rumors designed to damage the nation’s image a...
Russia’s Arms Acquisitions Mirror That Of Pariah 1980s Iran
Shortly after Russia received its first batch of the “hundreds” of armed drones the White House said it is importing from Iran in August, declassified U.S. intelligence revealed that Mosco...
Covid Has Reached Every Corner Of The World—But These Three Places Claim To Be Virus-Free
Topline The highly transmissible omicron variant has whittled down the list of countries that have managed to escape the Covid-19 pandemic so far, breaking through the longstanding defenses of numerou...
Why North Korea Might Reject Yoon Suk-Yeol’s Audacious Initiative
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the celebration of the 77th National Liberation Day at the Presidential House on August 15, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-Joon – Pool/G...
‘Crossings’ Follows A Walk For Peace As It Crosses The Korean Divide
The delegation crossed the DMZ to promote peace and reunification. AAIFF When Korean American activist Christine Ahn asked Deann Borshay Liem to join women peacemakers as they crossed the demilitarize...
UK Foreign Office criticized over North Korea crypto conference organizer’s detention in Saudi Arabia
The UK Foreign Office has come under criticism for its lack of action in getting North Korea cryptocurrency conference organizer Christopher Emms out of Saudi Arabia, where he has been stuck since Feb...
Crimes Against Humanity Continue Unabated In North Korea
A new report published by the International Bar Association’s (IBA) War Crimes Committee and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) has found there is reasonable basis to conclude that K...
North Korea likely behind $100 million Horizon crypto hack: Experts
A photo illustration showing the North Korean flag and a computer hacker. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images North Korean state-sponsored hackers were likely the perpetrators of...
North Korea Reports First Covid Death Amid ‘Explosive’ Disease Outbreak
Topline North Korea confirmed its first Covid-19 death on Friday and said hundreds of thousands of people are sick with a rapidly spreading “fever,” according to state media, a day after the reclusive...
Press Freedom Under Increasing Pressure Globally
On May 3, 2022, for the World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their annual World Press Freedom Index, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territori...
US Warns against North Korea-Sponsored Threats on Crypto Platforms
Multiple United States agencies have raised a joint alarm against the risks of cyberattacks on cryptocurrency platforms by North Korean state-sponsored hackers. The warning came after the US Treasury ...
North Korea Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Tactical Weapon, Day Before U.S.-South Korea Military Drills
Topline North Korea on Sunday said it test fired a new “tactical guided weapon” claiming it will help boost its ability to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield, just a day before the U.S and South K...
Kim Jong-Un’s Powerful Sister Threatens Nuclear Elimination Of South Korea’s Military After Pre-Emptive Strike Warning
Topline Kim Yo Jong, senior North Korean government official and sister of leader Kim Jong Un, warned that her country is prepared use to nuclear weapons to “eliminate” South Korea’s military if it ch...
North Korea Launches Banned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile For First Time Since 2017, South Korea Says
Topline North Korea test-fired a banned intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, according to officials from South Korea and multiple news reports, its first test of the missile since 20...
A ‘Political Novice’ Will Soon Be In Charge Of South Korean Foreign Policy, With What Result?
South Korea’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party looks on before a … [+] debate with his rivals at the KBS studio on March 02, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. ...
North Korea Steals Millions via Cyberattacks to Fund Its Nuclear Missile Programs
According to a United Nations’ report published on Saturday by Reuters media outlets, North Korea continued with the development of its nuclear missile programs last year. The report revealed that cyb...
North Korea Confirms Test Launch Of Ballistic Missile Capable Of Hitting Guam
Topline North Korea on Monday confirmed its test launch of a ballistic missile capable of striking the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam a day earlier, signaling the partial end of a self imposed morator...
We Cannot Look Away From The Global Refugee Crisis
It is only January and 2022 has brought enough concerning news for refugees. The global refugee crisis has hit new levels. In early January 2022, the U.N. asked international donors to provide more th...
North Korea Signals It May Resume Nuclear Testing, Prepare For ‘Long-Term Confrontation’ With The U.S.
Topline North Korea on Thursday said it may consider resuming all “temporarily-suspended activities” to bolster its defenses against a “hostile” United States, hinting it may be preparing to end its s...
One In Seven Christian Minorities Under Threat In 2022
On January 19, 2022, Open Doors, an international NGO advocating on behalf of persecuted Christians, released their annual World Watch List. The World Watch List assesses 50 countries where Christians...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400M Worth Crypto in 2021
North Korean hackers launched at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2021, stealing around $400 million worth of digital assets, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed in the la...
North Korea Test Fires Another Missile, Threatens Strong Action Over U.S. Sanctions
Topline North Korea on Friday fired an “unidentified projectile” in what is believed to be its third missile test this month, according to the South Korean military, in a launch that comes just hours ...