In North Carolina, legislators are considering a bill that would grant consumers more control over data collected and sold by companies. Great! Who can argue against that? But that’s not all it’s about. Following national trends, it would also set forth troubling age verification requirements for social media. Although pitched in a “save the kids” … Read more
What are the chances your company accidentally hired a North Korean hacker? At the RSAC Conference in San Francisco, the FBI and security experts warned that the threat is widespread, despite ongoing efforts to crack down. “In the last 90 days, we’ve seen over 90 incidents. So you’re looking at about one per day,” said … Read more
North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday it had deployed troops to Russia, with its state news agency KCNA reporting Pyongyang’s soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk. The admission comes just days after Moscow confirmed the North’s participation, while Russian President Vladimir Putin on … Read more
Kim Shin-jo, the only captured member of a team of 31 North Korean commandos who came within striking distance of the South Korean presidential palace in central Seoul in 1968 before they were repelled, died on Wednesday. He was 82. Mr. Kim’s death, at a nursing hospital in Seoul, was confirmed on Thursday by his … Read more
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister slams US-led efforts to take away North Korea’s nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearising the country was a ‘daydream’ AFP Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister slammed US-led efforts to take away North Korea’s nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearising the country was a “daydream”. Her remarks come after … Read more
Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border on Tuesday, South Korean officials said. South Korea’s military said in a statement that about 10 North Korean soldiers returned to the North after South Korea made warning broadcasts and fired warning shots. It said the … Read more
Newly released photographs have shown the moment two ships collided during last month’s North Sea crash. It comes as a preliminary investigation has found that neither ship had a “dedicated lookout”. Visibility when the Solong container ship struck the Stena Immaculate oil tanker in the North Sea on 10 March was “patchy”, the Marine Accident … Read more
North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Also referred to as “IT warriors,” they hide their true identities and pose as workers based in other countries by connecting via laptop farms to fraudulently secure positions as remote freelance IT employees at companies worldwide … Read more
Paradigm security researcher Samczsun is raising concerns that North Korea’s cyber operations extend far beyond the notorious Lazarus Group. His warnings come as the crypto industry emerges from the recent Bybit hack, which reportedly involved a sophisticated compromise of SafeWallet infrastructure. This attack marked a departure from previous North Korean hacking incidents. Instead of directly … Read more
The UK government needs to replace the current windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas operations as soon as practically possible and not wait until the sunset clause of the tax regime expires in 2030, says the North Sea Transition Taskforce, backed by the British Chambers of Commerce. … Read more