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North Korea smartphone boom despite UN sanctions
North Korea is evading UN sanctions to cash in on soaring domestic demand for smartphones, using low-cost hardware imports Read more…
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North Korea says: $2 billion? Cyberattacks? No way!
North Korea denied on Sunday allegations that it had obtained $2 billion through cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. Read more…
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North Korea warns of ‘unhealthy ideas’ spread by mobile phones
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s main state newspaper warned on Tuesday of the “negative impact” from mobile phones use around the world, as both legal and illicit communications devices proliferate in the isolated country. Rodong Read more…
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SK spy agency flags North Korean hackers as Coincheck suspects
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s intelligence agency told lawmakers North Korean hackers could have been behind the $530 million theft of virtual coins from a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange last month, people familiar with the matter Read more…
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More signs that North Korea is quietly mining cryptocurrencies
SEOUL (Reuters) – A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrencies and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that Read more…
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Orascom plans to ditch North Korean cello Koryolink: report
ITEM: North Korean 3G cellco Koryolink is reportedly shutting down after its main stakeholder, Orascom, decided to bail from the country due to international sanctions and the regime’s increasingly heated exchanges with the US over Read more…
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North Korean hackers stealing millions in cryptocurrencies: researchers
SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – A series of recent cyber attacks has netted North Korean hackers millions of dollars in virtual currencies like Bitcoin, with more attacks expected as international sanctions drive the country to seek new Read more…
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N. Korean hackers stole $7m from S. Korean cryptocurrency exchanges
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported Read more…
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North Korea gets new international internet link from TransTelecom
REUTERS – North Korea has opened a second internet connection with the outside world, this time via Russia, a move which cyber security experts said could give Pyongyang greater capability to conduct cyber attacks. North Read more…
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North Korea hackers are out to steal cash, not secrets: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and around the world to steal cash for the impoverished country, a South Korean Read more…