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North Korean hackers breached sensitive defense network at Russian firm
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North Korean hackers breached sensitive defense network at Russian firm

DPRK-linked Lazarus Group accessed restricted data by using “highly interesting technique,” according to Kaspersky

North Korean hackers breached sensitive defense network at Russian firm
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 26, 2021
North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

Eighty-two USS Pueblo crew members were held captive for nearly a year starting in 1968, while one was killed

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew
David Volodzko
David Volodzko February 26, 2021
Russian diplomats exit North Korea on trolleys built for evacuating foreigners

Russian diplomats exit North Korea on trolleys built for evacuating foreigners

The eight Russian Embassy staff left amid an overall exodus of diplomats and aid workers who were stationed in Pyongyang

Russian diplomats exit North Korea on trolleys built for evacuating foreigners
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 25, 2021
US ballistic missile test sends a hostile message to North Korea, experts say

US ballistic missile test sends a hostile message to North Korea, experts say

Pyongyang will use the “Minuteman III” ICBM test launch to justify its own weapons tests, experts say

US ballistic missile test sends a hostile message to North Korea, experts say
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 25, 2021
North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official

North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official

After the Hanoi Summit ended in a no-deal two years ago, a US representative calls on Biden to be ‘more strategic’

North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 24, 2021
US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea

US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for “investigations into abuses in Syria and North Korea”

US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 24, 2021
Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle

Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle

First Central Military Commission meeting of the year held, two military commanders replaced

Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021
North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem

North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem

The DPRK is becoming increasingly mysterious as defectors and in-country foreigners plummet

North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 24, 2021
Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

New court documents reveal the testimony of Christopher Ahn, who faces possible extradition to Spain

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 24, 2021
More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that COVID-19-related restrictions may soon put a stop to its North Korea operations

More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021