North Korean oil tanker appears to pose as freighter in identity-spoofing scheme



News North Korean oil tanker appears to pose as freighter in identity-spoofing scheme Sanctioned Nam Dae Bong broadcast from locations thousands of miles away in possible attempt to conceal illicit activity Anton Sokolin April 18, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A vessel at sea \| Image: Faheem Ahamad via Pexels, edited by NK Pro A sanctioned North Korean oil tanker appears to have posed as a soon-to-be scrapped freighter thousands of miles away this week, in what experts said may have been a test of a new identity-spoofing scheme to conceal illicit activities. According to ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic, the DPRK-flagged oil tanker Nam Dae Bong (IMO 9132612) berthed next to the Malaysia-flagged chemical tanker PSP Grace near Kuala Lumpur on April 15, in what would have been a prohibited ship-to-ship transfer in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2375. https://assets.korearisk.com/uploads/sites/4/2024/04/PSP-Grace-and-Diamond-8.mp4 The suspected encounter Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01With new frigates, North Korea broadcasts a more assertive naval approach 02Boom or bust? Mixed signals raise questions about health of North Korean economy 03Why Israel’s Zionist Left once sang the praises of North Korea 04A decade in making, North Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine breaks cover 05What to know about the North Korean towns chosen for 2025 development push 06After $1.5B Bybit heist, North Korean hackers race to cash out the spoils 07North Korea resumes huge China border bridge project in sign of trade boost plan 08What North and South Korea saw in the explosive Trump-Zelensky spat 09How the Trump administration’s cyber agenda could embolden North Korean hackers 10Exclusive: North Korea testing larger new recon drone, pushing deployment plan

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North Korean oil tanker appears to pose as freighter in identity-spoofing scheme

Sanctioned Nam Dae Bong broadcast from locations thousands of miles away in possible attempt to conceal illicit activity

Anton Sokolin April 18, 2024

North Korean oil tanker appears to pose as freighter in identity-spoofing scheme

A vessel at sea | Image: Faheem Ahamad via Pexels, edited by NK Pro

A sanctioned North Korean oil tanker appears to have posed as a soon-to-be scrapped freighter thousands of miles away this week, in what experts said may have been a test of a new identity-spoofing scheme to conceal illicit activities.

According to ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic, the DPRK-flagged oil tanker Nam Dae Bong (IMO 9132612) berthed next to the Malaysia-flagged chemical tanker PSP Grace near Kuala Lumpur on April 15, in what would have been a prohibited ship-to-ship transfer in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2375.

https://assets.korearisk.com/uploads/sites/4/2024/04/PSP-Grace-and-Diamond-8.mp4

The suspected encounter

01With new frigates, North Korea broadcasts a more assertive naval approach
02Boom or bust? Mixed signals raise questions about health of North Korean economy
03Why Israel’s Zionist Left once sang the praises of North Korea
04A decade in making, North Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine breaks cover
05What to know about the North Korean towns chosen for 2025 development push
06After $1.5B Bybit heist, North Korean hackers race to cash out the spoils
07North Korea resumes huge China border bridge project in sign of trade boost plan
08What North and South Korea saw in the explosive Trump-Zelensky spat
09How the Trump administration’s cyber agenda could embolden North Korean hackers
10Exclusive: North Korea testing larger new recon drone, pushing deployment plan

North Korean oil tanker appears to pose as freighter in identity-spoofing scheme

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