North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country.

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North Korean Hackers Going After Crypto Exchanges
North Korean Hackers Going After Crypto Exchanges
August 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

North Korean hackers are at it again, with the group “Lazarus” setting their sights on cryptocurrency exchanges. Information security firm Kaspersky Labs revealed the latest...

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South Korean Investigators Looking At North Korea’s Role In Youbit Demise
South Korean Investigators Looking At North Korea’s Role In Youbit Demise
March 29, 2018  |  International

Law enforcement in South Korea is looking into Youbit, the South Korean bitcoin exchange that was the subject of a heist that brought the exchange...

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North Korea Using Bitcoin To Sidestep Sanctions
North Korea Using Bitcoin To Sidestep Sanctions
March 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

North Korea might turn to bitcoin as a way to get past sanctions imposed on the country by the U.S. government. The Trump administration imposed...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Dips With SEC ICO Probe, UK ‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks Surge 1,200 Percent
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Dips With SEC ICO Probe, UK ‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks Surge 1,200 Percent
March 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

After news broke that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was issuing subpoenas to advisers and tech companies as it looks into initial coin offerings...

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AI Puts Fraudulent Credit Card Testers To The Test
AI Puts Fraudulent Credit Card Testers To The Test
February 21, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

This is not a test. Beware the credit card test. There may be no escaping credit card fraud, as it comes in one form or...

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The Anything is Possible Edition: Pot, Bitcoin And Bank Branch Closing
The Anything is Possible Edition: Pot, Bitcoin And Bank Branch Closing
February 12, 2018  |  Data Dive

On Friday, the Olympics kicked off in Pyeongchang – and the world got a chance to see there is no such thing as impossible. Lots...

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Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena
Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena
February 10, 2018  |  International

The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Opening ceremonies took place Friday night, local time (early Friday morning for the U.S.)...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Keeps Plunging, North Korea’s Crypto Hacks Net Billions
February 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

North Korea hacked into South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges last year, and the country still hasn’t stopped trying to steal digital coins, South Korea said, according...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cryptocurrency Loses $100B, BitConnect Shutters Exchanges
Bitcoin Daily: Cryptocurrency Loses $100B, BitConnect Shutters Exchanges
January 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It seems that North Korean hackers have moved on from movies … to cryptocurrency. The same North Korean hacking group involved with the data theft at...

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