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North Korea, Russia, China Cyberattacks Rose 7.5%; BPFDoor Backdoor Defeats Firewall Detection 2026-08-17 11:22 Tech Times Three of the world's most active state-sponsored hacking programs — North Korea, Russia, and China — collectively carried out 158 documented cyberattack incidents in the first half of 2026, a 7.5% rise over the 147 recorded in the prior six months, …
North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm says 2026-08-10 08:20 Al Jazeera Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 North Korean state-backed hackers are using artificial intelligence to bolster cyberattacks against targets in the military, diplomacy and academia, a report has found. Kimsuky, a hacking group linked to North Korea’s …
North Korea Rejects US Allegations of Cyber Threats 2026-08-05 23:06 Tempo.co TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - North Korea has rejected a United States warning about alleged cyber threats from Pyongyang, calling the accusations an attempt to damage the country's image, the KCNA news agency reported, citing Moscow's RIA Novosti, on …
North Korea Accuses U.S. Of Politicizing Cyber Threat Claims 2026-08-04 09:12 StratNews Global North Korea on Tuesday accused United States and its allies of making baseless claims about its alleged cyber activities in an effort to damage its reputation and justify increased pressure on sovereign nations, according to state media KCNA, citing a …
North Korea rejects US and allies' cyber threat claims as 'political smear' 2026-08-04 08:54 The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain NVR Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Pyongyang: North Korea has forcefully rejected a joint cyber threat warning from the United States and ten international allies, calling allegations that its remote IT workers fund nuclear weapons programs a political …
North Korea denounces South Korea-US-Japan military, cyber cooperation 2026-08-04 06:22 Korea Herald North Korea on Tuesday denounced growing security cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan, warning that their participation in a major multinational naval exercise would prompt Pyongyang to develop new deterrent capabilities. The Korean …
North Korea Rejects US 'Cyber Threat' Claims as Political Smear Campaign 2026-08-04 05:01 Sputnik News https://sputnikglobe.com/20260804/north-korea-rejects-us-cyber-threat-claims-as-political-smear-campaign-1124535940.html North Korea Rejects US 'Cyber Threat' Claims as Political Smear Campaign North Korea Rejects US 'Cyber …
North Korea condemns US and allies' cyber threat warning 2026-08-03 23:16 Business Recorder SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States and allies of seeking to “tarnish the image” of the communist state after they warned against employing its IT workers, state media reported Tuesday. The US and 10 Asian and European allies on Friday issued a …
World Reuters North Korea says US-led cyber threat warnings are bid to smear its image 2026-08-03 22:17 Yahoo News SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States and its allies of using unfounded accusations about its cyber activities ‌to tarnish its image and justify pressure on sovereign states, state ‌media KCNA reported on Tuesday, citing a foreign …
North Korea's Latest Cyber Campaign Puts Open-Source Software Supply Chain at Risk 2026-07-30 12:42 International Business Times Singapore Amazon Web Services (AWS) has identified a series of open-source software supply chain attacks that it says have become a widespread threat to the developer and enterprise communities around the world and attributed them to a North Korea-based hacking …
South Korea Probes North Korea Link In Diplomat Training Institute Cyberattack 2026-07-21 16:08 Arise News South Korea is investigating a major cyberattack targeting its state-run diplomatic academy after officials disclosed that a significant amount of data may have been compromised, with authorities examining possible links to foreign state-backed hacking …
US, ROK and Japan call for crackdown on cybercrime funding North Korea nukes 2026-06-29 07:58 NK News The U.S., South Korea and Japan urged stronger law enforcement cooperation and sanctions enforcement to tackle North Korea’s rampant cybercriminal activities in a meeting in Washington, D.C., highlighting the need to crack down on illicit revenue …
G7 leaders renew calls for joint action against North Korea's cryptocurrency thefts and wider cybercrime 2026-06-18 21:54 Cryptopolitan G7 leaders issued a joint statement on the rampant crypto thefts orchestrated by North Korea’s hacker group, the DPRK. The leaders who met in Evian, France, renewed calls for collaborative efforts to combat North Korea’s aggression in the crypto space, …
Ari Redbord: North Korea’s cybercrime generates a billion dollars annually, social engineering tactics are evolving, and state-sponsored hacking poses global finance risks | Bankless 2026-05-11 14:33 Crypto Briefing North Korea's billion-dollar cybercrime operations reveal a strategic shift towards social engineering in the crypto world. Key Takeaways North Korea has become adept at cybercrime, leveraging it to compete globally despite lacking a traditional …
North Korea Calls Cyber Threat Allegations “Absurd Slander” as DPRK Hack Losses Mount 2026-05-04 10:41 BeInCrypto North Korea has pushed back against allegations of state-backed cybercrime, dismissing the claims as “absurd slander.” The statement lands as blockchain investigators tie a growing share of major decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits to DPRK-backed actors …
North Korea Calls US Cyber Crime Accusations ‘Absurd Slander’ 2026-05-04 08:12 The Defense Post North Korea dismissed on Sunday US accusations that it has engaged in cyber crimes to generate illicit revenues, calling the criticism “absurd slander.” Washington has accused Pyongyang of ramping up a cyber-warfare program responsible for the theft of …
North Korea warns of retaliation over US ‘slander’ of DPRK cyber threats 2026-05-04 07:18 NK News North Korea denounced the U.S. on Sunday for its persistent warnings of Pyongyang’s growing “cyber threat,” saying attempts at “confrontation” in the digital realm will lead to retaliation. In a statement published by the state-owned Korean Central News …
North Korea rejects US cyber threat claims as 'absurd slander,' warns of countermeasures 2026-05-03 08:59 Anadolu Agency Anadolu staff 03 May 2026•Update: 03 May 2026 North Korea on Sunday rejected US accusations as an "absurd slander” that Pyongyang has been behind recent international hacking activity, state media reported. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said …
North Korea Denies US Cyber Threat Allegations, Calls Them Fabricated 2026-05-03 07:55 Ratopati Pyongyang. North Korea has denied allegations related to US 'cyber threats' against it. It has claimed that these allegations are fabricated and fictitious. According to KCNA, North Korea's Foreign Ministry responded this way on Sunday. The …
North Korea rejects US cybercrime claims as 'absurd slander' 2026-05-03 04:39 Deutsche Welle North Korea on Sunday rejected US allegations of cybercrimes originating from there, calling them "absurd slander" and denying it poses a cyber threat, state media KCNA reported. In 2024, a United Nations panel estimated that North Korea-linked …
North Korea rejects cybercrime allegations, accuses US of smear campaign 2026-05-03 02:43 Korea Herald North Korea on Sunday dismissed allegations that it is behind international cybercrimes, including hacking and cryptocurrency theft, calling it “absurd slander” aimed at tarnishing the country’s image. In an article carried by the Korean Central News …
North Korea calls US cyber crime accusations 'absurd slander' 2026-05-03 02:27 Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha North Korea calls US cyber crime accusations 'absurd slander' SEOUL, May 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - North Korea dismissed on Sunday US accusations that it has engaged in cyber crimes to generate illicit revenues, calling the criticism "absurd …
North Korea calls US cyber threat claims a fabrication, warns of countermeasures 2026-05-02 22:35 Yahoo News SEOUL, May 3 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday rejected U.S. accusations that Pyongyang poses a ‌cyber threat, calling them a fabrication aimed at ‌justifying Washington's longstanding hostile policy, state media KCNA said. A …
North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million in KelpDAO cyberattack 2026-04-22 06:45 South China Morning Post A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly US$300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year. It is the latest such incident linked to North Korea, …
North Korea Cyber Attacks: How DPRK Hackers Are Using Phishing and Social Engineering 2026-04-17 08:31 Home Business Magazine - Minnesota Introduction The rise of shumali korea—commonly referring to North Korea—as a cyber power has become one of the most concerning developments in global cybersecurity. While traditionally known for its military posture, North Korea has increasingly shifted …
North Korea’s new cybercriminals 2026-04-15 19:37 NK Insider For decades, North Korea sent workers abroad to build buildings, cut timber and slave in factories. Their wages in dollars flowed back to Pyongyang. Then came sanctions over the regime’s rogue nuclear development program. They made that foreign currency- …
North Korea’s Cyber Goldmine: How Hackers Are Turning Sanctions Into Billions 2026-03-22 00:43 Sri Lanka Guardian North Korea, long isolated by international sanctions, is quietly building a cyber empire that rivals the sophistication of state-backed operations worldwide. According to a recent report highlighted by El Pais, incidents linked to North Korean …
Deepfakes and an elite hacker school: How cybercrime is growing as a source of income for North Korea 2026-03-20 10:18 El País China is the world’s leading promoter of cybercrime, according to all reports. But there is a small Asian country that is steadily gaining importance in this industry: North Korea. The hermetic state, strangled by trade embargoes, has found its main source …
Bitrefill Discloses Cyberattack, Points to North Korea’s Lazarus Group 2026-03-18 06:30 Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee Crypto e-commerce platform Bitrefill said it was the target of a cyberattack earlier this month that resulted in stolen funds and limited exposure of customer data, with indicators pointing to the North Korean-linked Lazarus Group as a likely perpetrator …
North Korea’s Integration of AI Across Cyber, Economic, and Military Domains 2026-02-27 22:14 38 North This paper is part of a research project, “Countering AI Disinformation and Implications for the US-ROK Alliance,” conducted by the Stimson Center’s Korea Program and generously sponsored by the Korea Foundation. For additional papers in this series, click …
Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations 2026-02-14 01:44 The Hacker News Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Malware / Critical Infrastructure Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, …
Google Exposes How China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea Are Weaponizing Gemini AI for Cyber Espionage and Influence Operations 2026-02-13 19:26 WebProNews - Kentucky The race to harness artificial intelligence has opened a new and dangerous front in global cyber conflict. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has revealed that government-linked hacking units from China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea have been actively …
Inside the AI Arms Race: How North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia Are Weaponizing Google’s Gemini for Cyber Espionage 2026-02-13 10:31 WebProNews - Kentucky For years, nation-state hackers have relied on sophisticated toolkits, zero-day exploits, and painstaking manual reconnaissance to penetrate targets across the globe. Now, according to new findings from Google, some of the world’s most prolific state- …
Why claims of North Korea-Russia cybercrime collaboration are likely overblown 2026-01-14 10:13 NK News Researcher says the real threat is Moscow’s support for IT workers, who now finance DPRK arms shipments for Ukraine war North Korea’s blossoming friendship with Russia has sparked fears that two of the world’s most formidable cybercrime threats may expand …
U.S. warns North Korea's cyber operations threaten allies 2026-01-14 01:14 Donga Ilbo The U.S. State Department said on Jan. 12 that North Korea stole virtual assets worth $2 billion last year, with these illicit cyber activities emerging as a top security threat to the United States and its allies. Jonathan Fritz, deputy assistant …
NJ Man Cops To Role In North Korea Cyberfraud Scheme 2026-01-08 23:20 Law360 By Gina Kim ( January 8, 2026, 6:05 PM EST) -- A New Jersey man charged in a cyberfraud scheme to generate revenue for North Korea's weapons of mass destruction programs by fraudulently obtaining remote information technology positions at more than 100 …
No Jobs For North Korea: Amazon Blocks Over 1,800 Kim Jong Regime Applications Amid Cybersecurity Concerns 2025-12-23 07:21 Times Now “North Korea is systematically training cyber personnel and placing them in strategic locations worldwide,” Hong Min, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told AFP. He added that given Amazon’s scale and digital footprint, the motive …
North Korea-backed hackers launch cyber attack using computer files 2025-12-22 10:58 The Morung Express Seoul, December 22 (IANS): A North Korea-linked cyber hacking group appears to have launched a new cyber attack campaign, code-named "Artemis," that embeds malicious code inside computer files, a report showed on Monday. The Genians Security …
North Korea is blending cyber operations with psychological warfare 2025-12-04 23:28 Digital Journal North Korea's Kim will join Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin for a huge spectacle in which China will showcase its military prowess - Copyright AFP/File Pedro Pardo In response to reports …
North Korea Boosts AI Research with Banned NVIDIA GPUs, Fueling Cyber Attacks 2025-12-01 11:58 Blockonomi TLDR North Korea uses banned NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2700 GPUs to enhance its AI-driven cyber operations. The country’s AI research, dating back to the late 1990s, focuses on pattern recognition, voice processing, and data optimization. North Korea’s AI …
Upbit crypto cyber attack: South Korea suspects North Korea's Lazarus Group in $30 million theft 2025-11-28 08:29 The Economic Times South Korea suspects a North Korean team to be the culprit behind a recent theft from its biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit. The platform was hit by an unauthorised withdrawal of 44.5 billion won, which is approximately $30.4 million. Authorities …
Russia, North Korea May Be Syncing Cyberattacks, Researchers Warn 2025-11-27 18:57 TechWorm Security researchers at Gendigital warn that Russian and North Korean state-backed hackers — two of the world’s most aggressive cyber actors — may be working together for the first time, after discovering that both groups used the same command-and-control …
Eroding Global Stability: The Cybersecurity Strategies Of China, Russia, North Korea, And Iran 2025-11-26 07:55 Small Wars Journal Editor’s Note: this article is being republished with the permission of the Irregular Warfare Initiative as part of a republishing arrangement between IWI and SWJ. The original article was published on August 1, 2025 and is available here. In recent years …
Closed-network cybercafe in North Korea gives Pyongyang locals access to Western games 2025-11-23 04:33 The Straits Times Western video game titles such as the “Call of Duty” and “Counter-Strike” first-person shooter series have proven popular among players at a recently established closed-network cybercafe in Pyongyang, according to social media posts. It is rare that games …
Russia, North Korea partner on cybercrime, researchers warn 2025-11-21 12:57 Politico Europe If confirmed, it would mark a new level of coordination between Moscow and Pyongyang. The Gamaredon cybercrime group is linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service and has aggressively targeted Ukrainian government networks since the start of the invasion …
DOJ Continues Crackdown on North Korea's Cyber Schemes 2025-11-15 04:11 Bank Information Security Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Justice Department Secures Guilty Pleas, $15M in Civil Forfeiture Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 14, 2025 Image: Pamela Au/Shutterstock U.S. federal prosecutors obtained five guilty pleas in …
North Korea’s Cyber Shadows: Hijacking Google’s Find Hub for Stealth Wipes 2025-11-13 14:29 WebProNews - Kentucky In a chilling escalation of cyber espionage, North Korean hackers have transformed Google’s innocuous Find My Device feature into a potent tool for remote data destruction. Dubbed ‘Find Hub’ in some reports, this service—intended to help users locate lost …
North Korea-backed hackers gain access to phones, PCs in South with coordinated cyberattack 2025-11-10 11:59 Korea JoungAng Daily Published: 10 Nov. 2025, 17:37 Updated: 10 Nov. 2025, 17:43 A hacking route shown in a threat analysis report released by cybersecurity company Genians on Nov. 10. [GENIANS] A North Korea-backed hacking group has carried out a coordinated cyberattack …
North Korea-Linked Hackers Deploy New Cyberattack To Remotely Wipe Data From Android Phones And PCs, Says Report 2025-11-10 08:40 Free Press Journal A North Korea-linked hacking group has launched a new form of cyberattack that remotely controls Android smartphones. | Representational Image Seoul: A North Korea-linked hacking group has launched a new form of cyberattack that remotely controls Android …
Google warns North Korea, Iran, and China are using AI to enhance cyberattacks 2025-11-07 15:14 Cryptopolitan A new report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (GTAG) has shown that state-backed hackers from North Korea, Iran, and China are actively experimenting and optimizing cyberattacks with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, which in this case was Google’s …