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Kang Tae-jun
Tae-jun Kang is the NK News East Asia Correspondent and is based in Hong Kong. Prior to writing, he worked as a riot police officer in South Korea for two years.
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News Jang Song Thaek execution ‘video’ scam surfaces in South KoreaSecond text message scam to circulate after major event in North Korea South Korea’s Cyber Terror Response Center on Saturday warned that a text message entitled "The video of Jang Song Thaek’s execution” is spreading throughout South Korea. Users that click a link contained within the message, which reads "There could be a North Korean provocation or terror against South Korea following Jang Song Thaek’s execution," risk levying unauthorized charges of approximately 250,000 won, the Center warned. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |