Defector claims up to 3,000 hackers in North Korea
North Korea is continuing to strengthen its ranks of elite hackers and could have up to 3,000 of them, a North Korean defector said in Seoul on Wednesday. (Update: New…
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South suspects North in military spamming
South Korean military personnel have been warned against opening suspicious e-mails and attachments as Seoul worries North Korea is further expanding its hacking activities, according to several media reports this…
DPRK’s Elderly Care Fund online
A website for North Korea’s Elderly Care Fund is now online. The site, available in Korean and English, introduces the organization and its aims. The fund was recently established, according…
More details on Star Joint Venture
A couple of new details about Star JV, the company now responsible for North Korea’s connection to the global Internet, came to light this week. They were included in a…
KP domain switch came after KCC Europe disappeared
North Korea’s dot-kp top-level Internet domain was reassigned after the company running it, KCC Europe, ended service and went months without replying to queries from Pyongyang, according to a report…
DPRK denies cyber attack on Nonghyup Bank
The DPRK has made its first comment on allegations that it was behind a cyber attack on a large South Korean bank and, not surprisingly, has denied any involvement. Last…
North last, South falling in press freedom
North Korea remains the country with the least press freedom in the world, according to the 2011 Press Freedom index from Washington, D.C., based Freedom House. The news isn’t a…
Dot KP domain assigned to Star
Control of North Korea’s dot-KP Internet top-level domain has been assigned to Star JV, the North Korean-Thai joint venture that’s behind the recent wiring of Pyongyang to the global Internet….
Voice of Korea website due Friday
North Korea’s international broadcasting service, The Voice of Korea, will launch a website on Friday, according to a domestic radio report transcribed by BBC Monitoring. (The site has launched a…
