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North Korea scraps massive ‘motherships’ after using them to smuggle oil: Report
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North Korea scraps massive ‘motherships’ after using them to smuggle oil: Report

UN Panel of Experts identifies new tactic to destroy evidence as DPRK continues efforts to elude sanctions monitors

North Korea scraps massive ‘motherships’ after using them to smuggle oil: Report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 16, 2022
US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea

US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea

Expert says visit shows off strategic assets that could be used in crisis, as allies set to discuss nuclear deterrence

US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 16, 2022
Mitsubishi denies sending armored Pajeros to North Korea: UN Report

Mitsubishi denies sending armored Pajeros to North Korea: UN Report

Automaker tells Panel of Experts it doesn’t mod vehicles for ‘military purposes’ after armored SUVs seen in Pyongyang

Mitsubishi denies sending armored Pajeros to North Korea: UN Report
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 16, 2022
Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

Well-known among DPRK watchers, he visited North Korea multiple times and was a frequent commentator on the country

Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 16, 2022
Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state

Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state

North Korea convenes first legal conference in five years to discuss ‘battle’ against anti-state acts

Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 16, 2022
Singapore charges three men over alleged oil transfer to North Korea

Singapore charges three men over alleged oil transfer to North Korea

Police accuse the men of destroying evidence of a possible ship-to-ship transfer involving a Singaporean tanker in 2018

Singapore charges three men over alleged oil transfer to North Korea
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 16, 2022
North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack
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North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack

Attack linked to Lazarus Group uses malware-laced client as lure to gain access, researchers say

North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee September 16, 2022
Most Americans think US should focus on issues other than North Korea: Poll

Most Americans think US should focus on issues other than North Korea: Poll

Experts say Ukraine war, pandemic and other problems have crowded out attention on DPRK nuclear weapons

Most Americans think US should focus on issues other than North Korea: Poll
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 15, 2022
US faces blowback over sanctions on code utilized by North Korean hackers
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US faces blowback over sanctions on code utilized by North Korean hackers

Sanctioning Tornado Cash has spawned legal challenges that could impact regulators’ ability to go after DPRK cyber crime

US faces blowback over sanctions on code utilized by North Korean hackers
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 15, 2022
Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief

Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief

Foreign minister Park Jin emphasizes need to send ‘firm’ message to Pyongyang against first use of nuclear weapons

Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 15, 2022