The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

OpenAI bans Chinese, North Korean hacker accounts using ChatGPT to launch surveillance

Malicious actors are trying to trick ChatGPT into doing bad things, but are now being banned.

TechRadar · Oct 8, 2025

North Korea-linked hackers stole record amounts in cyberattacks already this year, researchers say

Bumper haul from cyber-related theft driven by largest heist of $1.46 bn in February

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

North Korean Hackers Set A Record With $2 Billion Crypto Heist in 2025: Report

North Korean hackers have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year, setting a new annual record, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic.

Benzinga · Oct 8, 2025

Kim Jong Un To Showcase Advanced Weapons As Analysts Warn New ICBM Could Target US Mainland: Report

North Korea is reportedly set to unveil its latest arsenal of strategic missiles and advanced weapons at an upcoming military parade, heightening concerns about its ability to target the U.S. and South Korea.

Benzinga · Oct 6, 2025

North Korean 'IT Agents' Have Allegedly Funneled $1 Billion Into Kim's Nuclear Program

Thousands of North Korean IT workers have reportedly penetrated the tech sector in the U.S. and other affluent nations, using artificial intelligence to create false work and identities.

Benzinga · Oct 5, 2025

Kim Jong Un says North Korea is deploying ‘special assets’ and warns US and South Korea

Leader vows to take unspecified new military measures in angry response to joint US-South Korea defence drills

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025

Kim Jong Un Declares War on Cosmetic Surgery – Breast Implants Now a Crime Punishable by Labour Camp

Kim Jong Un's regime has launched a crackdown on plastic surgery, staging public trials and branding breast implants as 'anti-socialist' crimes.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025

South Korea's president calls for more self-reliant military as questions arise about US commitment

South Korea’s president has vowed to sharply increase defense spending to introduce a variety of high-tech weapons as part of efforts to build a more self-reliant military

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

North Korea vows never to give up its nuclear weapons on return to UN General Assembly

Kim Jong Un’s vice foreign minister equates nukes to North Korea’s right to existence

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and push back at the United States

The foreign ministers of North Korea and China have agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism, a likely reference to pushing back against the United States

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025