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Russia pushes forward North Korea bridge project amid active weapons trade
New construction for road link over Tumen River comes after Moscow approved funding last month
January 6, 2025
Surge in textile imports drives up North Korea-China trade in November
Official data also reveals China sent wide variety of sanctioned goods, while DRPK brought in more food ahead of winter
December 20, 2024
North Korean cybercriminals swipe $66M in crypto using fake recruiter scams
DPRK threat actors linked to ‘sophisticated’ social engineering campaigns targeting Hong Kong firm and Bahrain exchange
December 10, 2024
North Korea appears to start work on long-stalled Russia border bridge project
Construction of road toward border on DPRK side follows June deal to build ‘motorcar bridge’ over Tumen River
November 29, 2024
North Korean IT workers create China-linked fake websites to evade sanctions
New report shows DPRK actors posed as US-based firms to access sensitive contracts and aid regime’s weapons development
November 22, 2024
North Korea ramps up textile imports in October, likely for illicit sales scheme
Shipments of fabrics and hair for wigs drive uptick in trade with China, while art exports raise sanctions concerns
November 20, 2024
North Korean hackers develop malicious macOS minesweeper game using Google tool
Case marks first DPRK use of software development kit Flutter and is part of broader malware campaign, report finds
November 15, 2024
Iranian hackers draw from North Korean playbook in sign of collusion: Report
Researchers say overlapping tactics suggest DPRK shared know-how that Iran threat group used to target aerospace sector
November 14, 2024
North Korea joins forces with underground hackers to spread ransomware: Report
Security firm warns collaboration between DPRK’s Andariel and Play group could herald more damaging attacks worldwide
October 30, 2024
North Korean hackers create fake version of NFT tank game to steal crypto
Lazarus Group group promoted game on social media to exploit new Chrome vulnerability in highly sophisticated attack
October 25, 2024
