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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea pushes ahead with military parade training despite virus lockdown
Satellite imagery also suggests jets have joined preparations for parade scheduled for Feb. 8
UNICEF delivers 25 containers of medical and nutritional aid to North Korea
UN organization says two separate shipments arrived at the port city of Nampho in January despite DPRK’s COVID controls
North Korean hacking group scaled up phishing attacks late last year: Report
Proofpoint says TA444 diversified malware delivery vehicles as it targeted education, health care and other sectors
UN Command says both Koreas violated armistice with drone intrusions
Finding comes after North Korea flew 5 drones into ROK territory last month and South sent a drone over border in reply
No need for full-time North Korea envoy without ‘active diplomacy,’ US says
State Department reiterates willingness to engage with Pyongyang on denuclearization but says DPRK remains unresponsive
US pins $100M crypto heist on North Korea, backing private sector attributions
FBI says DPRK hackers orchestrated June 2022 theft from Horizon Bridge and recent transactions to launder funds
‘Rising’ illness in North Korea triggers 5-day lockdown in capital
Notice says residents must stay in homes, submit to temperature checks in first citywide lockdown in eight months
Panic-buying reported in Pyongyang amid rumors of new lockdown order
Source in capital also reports more temperature checks at stores, though officials have not announced new virus controls
US nominates State Department veteran as North Korean human rights envoy
If approved by Senate, Julie Turner will be first woman to fill key role that has been been vacant for over six years
North Korea issues cold weather warning as mercury plunges as low as -20 F
Country’s poorest in rural north likely hardest hit, as high, biting winds buffet coastal areas
