News North Korea: Flare and IBM X-Force Uncover the Infrastructure Behind North Korea’s Global IT Worker Fraud
Flare, the leader in Threat Exposure Management, today released new joint research with IBM X-Force, an elite global team of hackers, cyber defenders, threat intelligence analysts, and security ...
News North Korea: N. Korea designated 'high-risk jurisdiction' for money laundering, terrorism financing for 16th year
North Korea has been designated a "high-risk jurisdiction" for money laundering and terrorism financing for the 16th consecutive year, financial authorities said Wednesday. The Financial Action Task ...
News North Korea: ‘North Korea-linked hackers stole $659 million in cryptocurrency in 2024’
North Korea’s Lazarus Group hacked $659 million in cryptocurrency in 2024, using LinkedIn scams and malware attacks.
News North Korea: North Korea steals $2.8B in 2 years – Here’s what U.S. Treasury wants to do
Using advanced hacking and social engineering tactics, North Korean groups stole $1.5 billion in crypto in early 2025, bringing their estimated total to $2.8 billion over the past two years, ...
News North Korea: Crypto In Spotlight As OFAC Targets North Korean IT Workers
OFAC sanctioned six individuals and two entities tied to North Korea's $800M crypto-funded IT worker fraud scheme supporting DPRK weapons programs in March 2026.
News North Korea: Bitrefill Discloses Cyberattack, Points to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Bitrefill reported a cyberattack this month that led to stolen funds and limited customer data exposure, likely by North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
News North Korea: North Korea's 100,000-strong fake IT worker army rake in $500M a year for Kim Jong Un
Researchers at IBM X‑Force and Flare Research have uncovered data that sheds light on how North Korea's fake IT worker schemes operate and infiltrate companies in order to funnel money back to the ...
News North Korea: AI 'fake applicant' case raises North Korea job scam fears
Suspected deepfake job applicant infiltrated an online hiring interview at a Japanese IT company, raising concerns possible links to N. Korean schemes ...
News North Korea: South Korea commits $350 Billion to U.S. strategic industries following Trump tariff pressure
South Korean lawmakers have passed the “Special Act on Investment in the United States” on Thursday, pledging an investment of USD 350 billion (roughly 517 trillion won). Previously, President ...
News North Korea: China Deepens Trade, Infrastructure Links With North Korea
China expands trade and border infrastructure with North Korea as Beijing seeks renewed influence over Pyongyang.
News North Korea: North Korea, China move to reopen border trade
Signs of improving relations between N. Korea and China are emerging as the two countries appear to be moving toward restoring cross-border customs.
News North Korea: Ethereum Foundation Partners With SEAL to Combat Wallet Drainers
Ethereum Foundation partners with SEAL, funds security engineer, launches Trillion Dollar Security initiative to track wallet drainers.
News North Korea: Inside North Korea’s effort to infiltrate US companies
In recent years, thousands of North Korean IT workers have used stolen and made-up US identities to pose as Western developers, engineers, and tech consultants to funnel hundreds of millions of ...
News North Korea: A North Korean spring: evaluating the likelihood of political change in the hermit kingdom
Dec. 31 (UPI) --Executive director's note: This paper is extracted from Mathew Ha's ongoing Ph.D. research. Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the overall social and political ...
News North Korea: North Korea: Unrelenting Repression, Hunger, Inequality
In 2025, the North Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite deepening food insecurity and inequality.
News North Korea: North Korean seafood floods Chinese markets despite UN export ban
North Korean traders stockpile shellfish and fish in coastal towns for export to China, creating income for local workers despite UN sanctions.
News North Korea: North Korea's crypto thieving went into overdrive in 2025, with one firm estimating it's responsible for roughly 60% of the $3.4 billion stolen in total
North Korea has long been accused of being a major state sponsor of cybercrime, and new research from the crypto firm Chainalysis puts an eye-watering figure on the scale of these thefts in 2025: it ...
News North Korea: North Korean Hackers Stole Over $3 Billion in Crypto, U.S. Sanctions Bankers and IT Firms
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned individuals connected to North Korea’s cybercrime operations. The move targets the flow of crypto stolen by DPRK hackers. The U.S. Treasury Department on ...
