North Korea

North Korea Experiences COVID Outbreak

What we know (and don’t know) about North Korea’s Covid outbreak – CNN North Korea reported 15 more deaths and 296,180 new “fever” cases between Friday and Saturday evening, likely due to the country’s extremely limited testing capacity. The death toll and “fever” cases are climbing in North Korea, and the country’s public health system is fragile. Foreign diplomats and aid workers have fled North Korea, making it impossible to obtain information from the country. …

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FBI Intel Points to Risk From Kim Jong-un’s Hackers

(ConservativeStar.com) – Cybersecurity is something the federal government takes very seriously, and several federal agencies put in many hours tracking down the bad actors. A task force consisting of the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory that identified North Korea as the backer of several hacking groups going after cryptocurrency sources. FBI, Treasury, CISA issue warning about North Korean state-sponsored hackers https://t.co/jDq75lPvJL — …

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Kim Jong Un Promises to Build up Military to Be Even More Dangerous

(ConservativeStar.com) – The Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK) was founded in 1948 with Kim Il-sung, who had been a member of the Chinese Communist Party since 1931, as its first “Great Leader.” After his death in 1994, his son, Kim Jong-Il took over the reins of power until his passing in 2011. Now we are left with his son Kim Jong-Un who hopes to turn his country into a major player on a …

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US Files Charges Against North Korean Hackers

(ConservativeStar.com) – Traditionally, war was carried out in the physical realm where airplanes, ships, and soldiers went to battle against one another. However, the 21st century has brought us a new theater of warfare: cyberspace. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the indictment of three North Korean operatives who it alleges were responsible for several attacks and schemes to steal money (including cyber currencies) for their homeland. Three North Korean Military …

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