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Beware: North Korean Hackers Allegedly Have New Modus Operandi To Steal Your Crypto
KEY POINTS Rogue actors allegedly backed by North Korea have stolen data from nearly 1,500 victims between March and October The majority of the victims are from the private sector…
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Korean Woman Obsessed with True Crime Who Disguised Herself as Student to Kill Tutor ‘Out of Curiosity’ Sentenced to Life in Prison
A young, true-crime-obsessed woman who killed and dismembered a female tutor “out of curiosity” will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a judge has ruled. Jung Yoo-jung, 23,…
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US, South Korea Condemn North Korean Arms Transfers To Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending arms to help the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he held meetings with top officials in key…
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Korean Air Says ‘Strictly Manages’ Radiation Exposure After Crew Death Ruling
Korean Air said Tuesday it “strictly manages” cosmic radiation exposure for its flight crew, after a landmark decision ruled an air steward’s cancer death was akin to an industrial accident.…
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‘Blue-eyed Korean’ Tasked With Shaking Up Seoul Politics
South Korea-born American doctor John Linton is on a mission no other foreigner has ever undertaken in ethnically homogenous South Korea: trying to shake up the country’s highly confrontational politics.…
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North Korean Hackers Target Apple Users And Cryptocurrency Exchanges With macOS Malware
Hackers believed to be connected to North Korea are reportedly utilizing a novel macOS malware called KandyKorn to target cryptocurrency exchange platforms through their engineers. Malicious actors linked to the…
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South Korean Academic Acquitted Of Defaming ‘Comfort Women’
A South Korean professor who challenged the consensus view of Japan’s wartime sex slaves was acquitted of defaming the victims on Thursday, overturning an earlier verdict. Park Yu-ha, of Sejong…
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China Intensifies Ban On K-Drama, Korean Movies; Only Few Shows Allowed To Stream
KEY POINTS China has reportedly continued to ban streaming Korean entertainment content in the country Only “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim,” “Hospital Playlist” and “Hometown Cha Cha Cha” are allowed…
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The Burmese Barmaid Who Nabbed A North Korean Assassin
Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Yangon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade. Hours earlier on October…
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North Korean Weightlifters Clean Up In Hangzhou But Won’t Be At Olympics
The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans’ stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou. The country that…
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WADA Warns Of ‘Consequences’ Over North Korean Flag At Asian Games
The World Anti-Doping Agency warned the Olympic Council of Asia of “consequences” on Friday for allowing the North Korean flag to be repeatedly flown at the Asian Games, saying they…
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South Korean Gamer ‘Faker’ Gets Rock-star Treatment At Asian Games
Wearing shirts adorned with his name and waving banners displaying his face, the frenzied crowd in Hangzhou was not waiting to catch a glimpse of a pop star — but…
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N. Korean Leader Ends Russia Trip With ‘Heartfelt Thanks’ To Putin
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to President Vladimir Putin, state media said Monday, as he headed home after nearly a week in Russia on a defence-focused…
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Inside The S. Korean Factory That Could Be Key For Ukraine
At a sprawling South Korean arms factory, a high-tech production line of robots and super-skilled workers were rapidly churning out weapons Friday that could, eventually, play a role in Ukraine.…
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North Korean Shells Could Keep Russian Guns Firing
North Korea’s suspected plans to supply Russia with ammunition could allow Moscow to keep up its war effort in Ukraine but would fall short of a solid strategic alliance, experts…
