City Pyongyang Financial News
11.05 / 14:35
UPS
FIVE
Hackers
Half of North Korea's Missile Funding Comes from Cybercrimes and Cryptocurrency Theft, Says White House
As North Korean military activities continue to capture the attention of decision-makers and analysts across the world, around 50% of the country’s secretive missile program could be financed by cyberattacks and cryptocurrency theft, according to Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology.
25.04 / 16:23
Hack
sanctions
lazarus group
Three North Koreans Sanctioned for Involvement in Crypto-Linked Hacking Group – Here's What Happened
The US Department of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three individuals that allegedly supported North Korea through illicit financing and malicious cyber activity.
30.03 / 09:05
14.03 / 14:05
Hack
Seoul: Sanctions May Be Ineffective Against North Korea’s Crypto Hacks
North Korea’s crypto hacking campaign may be impervious to international sanctions, a South Korean government official has claimed.
23.02 / 20:23
Arrest
FBI
National
Moscow Authorities Detain British National Accused of Aiding North Korea in Crypto Sanction Evasion
A British citizen who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly assisting the North Korean government to evade U.S. sanctions via crypto is in the custody of Russian authorities.
21.02 / 13:33
regulation
Department Of Justice
sanctions
Interpol
Brit who consulted North Korea on crypto reportedly detained in Moscow
The local bureau of Interpol detained a British national charged by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) in Moscow. He’s being alleged of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on North Korea.
16.02 / 13:47
Hack
security
freeze
Binance, Huobi Freeze $1.4m Worth of Crypto in ‘North Korea-linked’ Wallets
The crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen “North Korea-linked” wallets containing “approximately $1.4 million in cryptoassets.”
14.02 / 13:47
Hack
lazarus
North Korea’s Lazarus ‘Using New Coin Mixer to Launder Crypto’ – and It’s a ‘Blender Re-brand’
The North Korean hacking group Lazarus has turned to a new crypto mixer named Sinbad, the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has claimed.
13.02 / 14:07
Hack
security
Threat
New North Korean Ransomware Threat to ‘Major Institutions’ Detected, Say South Korea, US
South Korean and United States intelligence agencies have warned that Pyongyang-based hackers are trying to hit “major international institutions” with ransomware attacks. But experts say that “overlapping sanctions” could help Seoul and Washington thwart North Korean cyber thieves.
30.01 / 14:29
Provident
Digital
security
White House: North Korean Funded Missile Program with $1bn Crypto Hack Haul
The White House says that crypto industry “security vulnerabilities” allowed North Korean hackers to “steal more than $1 billion” in the past two years. And the US says Pyongyang has used the funds to support its missile program.
09.01 / 19:09
Hack
North Korean Crypto Hacks to ‘Surge’ This Year, Say Experts
A “surge” in North Korean crypto hacks is on its way in 2023, a security provider has claimed.
23.12 / 17:33
Target
Platform
security
North Korea’s Crypto Hacking Efforts to Intensify in 2023, Warns Seoul
Intelligence chiefs south of the DMZ have warned that North Korea’s crypto hacking campaigns will likely intensify in the year ahead.
23.12 / 10:09
Technology
European Court of Justice
Wagner
Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner received weapons from North Korea, US claims
The notorious Russian private military company, Wagner Group, has received weapons from North Korea to help bolster its forces as it fights side-by-side with Russian troops in Ukraine, US authorities claimed.
16.12 / 14:43
Provident
Telegram
Software
Hallmark
North Korea ‘Distributing Virus-ridden Mycelium Wallet Clone on Telegram,’ Say Experts
Security firms say North Korea’s Lazarus group is distributing a virus-ridden Mycelium Wallet clone on Telegram channels – in a bid to compromise systems and steal crypto.
07.12 / 17:51
Hackers
Microsoft
Platform
North Korea Running ‘Trojan-infested Fake Crypto Exchange,’ Say Experts
A security firm says North Korean hackers created a bogus crypto exchange that infects users’ internet-connected devices with malware – which allows them to access sensitive networks so they can steal cryptoassets.
09.11 / 14:07
Target
BLOCK
South Korean Academic: We Must Block North from Hacking Crypto
A South Korean academic has claimed that Seoul must take steps to stop Pyongyang from hacking crypto targets south of the demilitarized zone – as tensions escalate between North Korea and its southern neighbor.
08.11 / 09:39
European Union
CLIMATE CRISIS
United Nations
Ukraine war: North Korea denies claims it sent artllery shells to Russia
North Korea has denied American claims that it's shipping artillery shells and ammunition to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, and on Tuesday accused the United States of lying.
02.11 / 10:41
Technology
Activism
Energy
North Korea launches several missiles aimed at South in another apparent test
A North Korean ballistic missile landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast on Wednesday in a barrage of apparent tests President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial encroachment".
18.10 / 19:06
Man
Parke
S Korean Nat’l Broadcaster Exec Received Crypto from Head of Pyongyang-linked Body
An executive news director at the national South Korean broadcaster KBS received “crypto” from a figure at the head of an organization with alleged ties to North Korea, an official audit has revealed.
10.10 / 11:29
FIVE
Parke
North Korea ‘Funding Weapons Programs’ with Vast Cache of ‘Stolen Crypto’
International investigators claim that North Korea stole “hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptoassets” to pay for its nuclear weapons programs” – while a row has broken out in South Korean political circles over politicians’ alleged ties to the crypto developer Virgil Griffith.
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