Cyber
Information related to cyber activities relating to the DPRK
North Korea in December 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from December 1 to December 31, 2025
Crypto businessman gets 4 years in prison for leaking secrets to North Korea
South Korean entrepreneur convicted of violating National Security Act for accepting about $600K from a DPRK agent
YouTubers, K-pop defectors and Trump: The top North Korea stories of 2025
From a radioactive Russian delivery to influencers in Pyongyang, NK News revisits our best reporting from this year
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2025
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
North Korea’s record year of crypto theft lays bare a ‘modern-day pirate state’
Embrace of AI and cooperation with Chinese networks have turned DPRK threat groups into financial juggernaut for regime
North Korean crypto theft hits new high in 2025 on back of Bybit heist: Reports
Researchers say DPRK actors stole up to $2B this year, accounting for over half of all global crypto theft
North Korean IT workers wreak havoc online. Here’s where they actually live.
From Chinese dorms to Laos flats, DPRK operatives work in the shadows around the world to send money back to Pyongyang
Crypto trading site faces $7.5M in US fines for enabling North Korean laundering
Peer-to-peer exchange allowed Lazarus Group to repeatedly cash out stolen funds despite warnings from Washington
North Korea-linked hackers exploit critical flaw through blockchain-based trojan
Contagious Interview-linked actors target React2Shell vulnerability with new stealth and long-term control techniques
How researchers duped North Korean IT workers into revealing their secrets
Sting operation infiltrated DPRK cell by trapping fake recruiters in a virtual environment, capturing how they operate
