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U.S. sanctions North Korean hacker for crimes benefitting Kim Jong Un's arms programs
The federal government has sanctioned alleged North Korean hacker Song Kum Hyok for illegal activities related to his ...
U.S. sanctions North Korean member of Kim Jong Un's spy agency over IT worker scheme
Song Kum Hyok is accused of masterminding a scheme in which North Korean cyber operatives posed as U.S. remote IT workers for ...
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🧨 U.S. slams sanctions on North Korea’s fake job ring funding missile programs
In a powerful move to defend national security, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed tough sanctions on ...
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US sanctions North Korean cyber operative over global IT worker scheme
Sanctions follow reports that a person impersonating Secretary of State Rubio reportedly used artificial intelligence to send ...
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North Korea's cyber-enabled sanction evasion requires tougher response ...
North Korea’s reliance on cyberattacks to fund its illicit activities requires a more robust response from the U.S. and international community, lawmakers and experts said on Thursday, including ...
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Treasury sanctions cyber actors tied to North Korea - The Hill
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Tuesday against cyber actors, including four entities and one person, for hiding illicit funds and engaging in malicious cyber activity that supports the ...
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Seoul hits North Korea with its first sanctions for cybercrime
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (UPI) --South Korea imposed sanctions against North Korea on Friday in a response to cybercrimes that Seoul says are being used to fund the secretive state's illicit nuclear and ...
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North Korea skirted U.N. sanctions and earned $2 billion using cyber ...
North Korea: The art of surviving sanctions 24:33. United Nations — A still-unpublished U.N. report claims that North Korea is skirting U.N. sanctions to the tune of billions of dollars.The news ...
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President Obama Sanctions North Korea After Sony Cyberattack
HONOLULU — -- President Obama has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea following last month’s cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Officials say this is ...
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China supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s ...
Besides sanctions, U.S. criminal prosecutions against individuals or entities assisting North Korea’s regime often have links to China.. That’s especially true for cases related to North Korea ...
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Sanctions, Cyber, and Crypto: How Pyongyang Can Exploit the War in ...
North Korea now joins Russia and Syria in recognizing two Moscow-backed breakaway states in eastern Ukraine. That could provide a new foothold for sanctions evasion and cybercrime.
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South Korea says North to face cyber sanctions if it conducts nuclear ...
North Korea is likely to face stronger sanctions including measures aimed at curbing its cyberattack capabilities if it conducts a nuclear test that it has been preparing, South Korea's foreign ...