North Korea’s rural transit gap leaves a daughter unable to say goodbye

A woman in North Korea lost both parents in a traffic accident in Kumya county, South Hamgyong province, but was unable to attend their funeral because of the country’s poor transportation infrastructure, a case that highlights the harsh realities of rural …

North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the packages "rollup-packages-polyfill-core…

North Korea-linked hackers steal $643M in crypto in H1 2026

The Lazarus Group and its subgroups accounted for two-thirds of all crypto stolen this year, with two devastating April attacks making up the bulk of losses North Korean hackers walked away with $643 million in stolen crypto during the first six months of …

North Korea-linked npm packages impersonate Rollup polyfill tools to steal developer secrets

TL;DR Six malicious npm packages mimicking Rollup polyfill tools stole developer credentials and enabled remote access in a Lazarus-linked campaign. Security researchers at JFrog have identified a set of malicious npm packages linked to North Korean threat …

North Korea-Linked Hackers Hide JavaScript Loaders in Open Source Repositories

A new wave of supply chain attacks is spreading across the open source world, and this time the target is developers themselves. Security researchers have uncovered a campaign called PolinRider that hides malicious JavaScript loaders inside trusted code …

North Korea behind two-thirds of crypto theft in H1 2026, report says

SEOUL, July 3 (UPI) -- North Korean-linked hackers stole roughly $643 million in cryptocurrency during the first half of 2026, accounting for about two-thirds of all crypto funds stolen worldwide, according to a new report by San Francisco-based blockchain …

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U.S.-Iran Deal May Increase Pressure on North Korea to Find New Bargaining Chips

U.S.-Iran Deal May Increase Pressure on North Korea to Find New Bargaining Chips Following reports that the United States and Iran reached an MOU involving sanctions relief in exchange for steps linked to the Strait of Hormuz, analysts believe the …

North Korea’s Public Executions Highlighted at World Congress against Death Penalty

Photo : YONHAP News North Korea’s use of the death penalty was highlighted at the ninth World Congress against the Death Penalty, which took place in Paris this week. According to the Transnational Justice Working Group, a Seoul-based human rights …

North Korea behind two-thirds of global crypto stolen in H1: report

N. Korea-linked crypto theft falls to one-third of last year’s level, but report dismisses weakened capability North Korea-linked hacking groups were responsible for about two-thirds of cryptocurrency stolen worldwide in the first half of this year, a …