March 19, 2024
Features

After massive data leak, North Korean refugees fear for family back home

"A lot of us couldn’t live our daily lives after hearing about the news"

This article was published in collaboration with Coda Story.

Last December, an unidentified hacker stole the personal information of 997 North Korean refugees, shaking the refugee community in South Korea.

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