North Korea's Fake Job Interviews Drained $11M From 7,000 Crypto Wallets
A seven-agency advisory ties the WaterPlum hacking crew and Pyongyang's remote IT worker scheme to the same bureau.
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President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea at the Blue House, the presidential compound in Seoul, on Friday.
The New York Times•Choe Sang-Hun23h ago
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North Korea's Kim hails 'new-type weapon' days after missile launch sparks anger
North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.
Euronews22 Sept
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South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.
The New York Times•Choe Sang-Hun22 Sept
Three South Korean soldiers injured in landmine border explosion
Three South Korean soldiers have been injured in an explosion at the heavily fortified border with North Korea.
Sky News21 SeptGB
North Korea says new sanctions cannot block development, KCNA reports
GBGlobal Banking & Finance Review21 Sept
North Korea launches missiles as it dials up pressure against U.S.
The launches came just days after Pyongyang reasserted its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a U.N. resolution demanding it halt its nuclear activities.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours
North Korea launched two missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the U.S. of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of military drills.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons display
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. This came days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a UN resolution calling for an end to its nuclear activities.
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Euronews20 Sept
North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide
A joint law enforcement advisory warns that the North Korean hacking group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices worldwide from December 2025 through July 2026 and transferred more than $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to North Korea. [...]
North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
The country rebukes the UN atomic agency's 'double standards' and says nuclear status is 'irreversible'.
Al Jazeera19 Sept
How did North Korea’s WaterPlum steal crypto worth $10.7M with fake job interviews?
North Korea remains one of the biggest risk factor to the crypto industry.
AMBCrypto•Benjamin Njiri18 Sept