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North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department

North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department

New US report finds DPRK cyberattacks on aerospace industries could strengthen weapons and space development

North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell April 13, 2022
Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years

Judge chides Griffith as a wannabe ‘crypto hero’ whose actions seriously undercut US sanctions against North Korea

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell April 13, 2022
Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Midnight flyover comes just days before likely large-scale military parade to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Ethan Jewell April 12, 2022
Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’

Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’

Announcement comes a day after NK News analysis showed DPRK demolishing multimillion-dollar facility at Mount Kumgang

Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 12, 2022
US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

Joint exercises with USS Abraham Lincoln near Korean Peninsula ‘enhance credibility' of deterrence, US Navy says

US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung April 12, 2022
North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media

North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media

Kim Jong Un attends ribbon-cutting ceremony, but unclear when residents will move into new homes

North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 12, 2022
Forest fire rips through North Korea’s Mount Kumgang golf resort: State media

Forest fire rips through North Korea’s Mount Kumgang golf resort: State media

Pyongyang claims efforts to stop fire at ROK-owned resort that Kim Jong Un ordered destroyed in 2019

Forest fire rips through North Korea’s Mount Kumgang golf resort: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 12, 2022
North Korea reports no COVID cases amid signs of trade restart with Russia

North Korea reports no COVID cases amid signs of trade restart with Russia

Number of people screened increases slightly as testing of workers handling imported cargo continues

North Korea reports no COVID cases amid signs of trade restart with Russia
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts April 11, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol taps military official with US-ROK expertise as defense minister

Yoon Suk-yeol taps military official with US-ROK expertise as defense minister

Lee Jong-sup, former vice chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledges to both build up military and utilize US deterrence

Yoon Suk-yeol taps military official with US-ROK expertise as defense minister
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 11, 2022
North Korea debuts first new film in 5 years to fight ‘anti-party’ thought

North Korea debuts first new film in 5 years to fight ‘anti-party’ thought

New movie tackles 1950s era anti-government ‘plot’ in order to teach lessons of defending ruling system

North Korea debuts first new film in 5 years to fight ‘anti-party’ thought
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 11, 2022