North Korea

A North Korean defector residing in South Korea is set to file a lawsuit and criminal complaint against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for human rights violations. What Happened: Choi Min-kyung, a North Korean defector, intends to file a lawsuit against Kim Jong-un and four others—including...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a significant step against North Korea’s illicit financial activities, which involve remote IT workers operating within American tech firms. What Happened: The DOJ has announced a series of actions aimed at dismantling North Korea’s...

Crypto hacks and exploits have surged to record levels in the first half of 2025, with total losses exceeding $2.1 billion across at least 75 incidents, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. What Happened: The figure marks the highest-ever total for the first half of a year,...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency and NFTs, allegedly connected to North Korean money laundering operations. What Happened: The Justice Department is moving to seize a range of cryptocurrencies,...

Kim Jong Un‘s North Korea is secretly infiltrating American businesses via remote jobs, with the help of unwitting U.S. citizens. Christina Chapman, a Minnesota woman whose home functioned as a hub for foreign operatives posing as American IT workers, helped funnel millions into North Korea...

North Korea’s foreign ministry has expressed strong disapproval of the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense shield project, terming it a “very dangerous threatening initiative.” What Happened: The Institute for American Studies, part of North Korea’s foreign ministry, on...

Kim Jong Un may face an embarrassing naval setback after fresh satellite images revealed the warship that toppled over at a North Korean shipyard earlier this week, an incident he reportedly witnessed firsthand. The photos, captured in recent days, show the vessel tilted on its side and partially...

Cybersecurity firm DTEX has compared North Korea’s cybercrime operations to a mafia organization controlled by Kim Jong Un. The operations involve a global network of North Korean technologists who infiltrate Fortune 500 companies and launder money to support Kim’s nuclear and ballistic...

North Korea, helped by the infamous hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, has quietly become one of the biggest holders of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: The attacker possessed around 13,518 BTCs as of this writing, worth $1.16 billion, according to on-chain analytics platform Arkham. The stash...

Seven people were injured when a South Korean KF-16 fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs outside a firing range in Pocheon during a live-fire exercise with U.S. forces on Thursday. The incident comes ahead of scheduled joint drills Mar. 10-20, the first since President Donald Trump‘s...

Samson Mow, a staunch Bitcoin supporter, has suggested a rollback of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. This comes in the wake of a massive $1.4 billion theft from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, reportedly orchestrated by North Korean hackers. What Happened: In a post on X, Mow proposed...

Kim Jong Un‘s North Korean hackers have reportedly stolen a staggering $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies this year. This amount represents more than half of the total $2.2 billion stolen globally, according to research firm Chainalysis. The report highlights the increasing threat posed by...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details and to clarify a reference to South Korea’s parliament . The country’s parliament speaker is reportedly planning to convene a parliamentary session. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial...

Satellite images have reportedly revealed that Russia has supplied North Korea with over one million barrels of oil since March, violating United Nations sanctions that restrict oil sales to North Korea. These transfers are part of a broader arrangement in which North Korea sends weapons, artillery...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of “exploding drones” and is now advocating for their mass production. What Happened: The tests were conducted last week at an undisclosed location within North Korea. The drones, designed to explode upon impact with their...