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DPRK suffers first major Internet outage of 2016
North Korea suffered its first multi-hour Internet outage of the year today when all connectivity with the country was lost for three hours.
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North Korea Tech allegedly violated South Korea’s national security law
Access to North Korea Tech was blocked in South Korea because the site allegedly violates the country’s National Security Law, according to the AP.
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North Korea blocks Twitter, South Korea blocks me
The governments of North and South Korea both moved this week to tighten control on access to the Internet with blocks on major sites and North Korea Tech.
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North Korea on agenda at Nuclear Security Summit
North Korea’s recent nuclear tests and provocations were high on the agenda on Thursday when President Obama met the leaders of China, South Korea and Japan at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. The comments aren’t surprising, especially given the united front against North Korea at the U.N. Security Council, but the summit is a…
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PUST graduates 105 students, plans expansion
The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology graduated 100 students this year and signaled plans for expansion.
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UN Human Rights envoy: time for world to act
Marzuki Darusman, the U.N.’s human rights expert on North Korea has called for the international community to take action on the country. Speaking in Geneva on Monday, he said “repression remains unabated and the authorities in country continue to exercise the strictest control over all aspects of its citizens’ lives.” That despite a letter sent two…
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Cyber femme fatale targets South Korean government
It would be unfair to suggest South Korean intelligence officers are falling for the oldest trick in the spying book — there are surely older ones — but the femme fatale is certainly dated. A staple of James Bond movies and soviet-era thrillers, it appears that North Korean hackers are using a modern variant in an attempt…
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North Korea’s new satellite caught on camera
A satellite hunter in The Netherlands has captured the first known image of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong 4 (???4?) satellite in orbit. Marco Langbroek took the image on Feb. 28 as the satellite passed through the nighttime sky. The photo was taken with a 2-second times exposure and the satellite appears as the diagonal line running…
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Completed satellite command center revealed in TV images
North Korean TV recently broadcast the first video images of the activities surrounding the launch of the Kwangmyongsong 4 satellite. The images came in a 37-minute documentary called “경애하는 김정은동지의 령도밑에 지구관측위성《광명성-4》호 성과적으로 발사” (rough translation: Earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 successfully launched under guidance of respected and beloved comrade Kim Jong Un) that contained several…
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BBC says no date yet on North Korean service launch
The BBC says it hasn’t yet decided when its planned North Korean radio service will begin broadcasting, despite a report last week that said it would be on the air later this year. South Korea’s KBS reported the service is targeting a launch in the fall of 2016. The report quoted “a BBC insider” as…
