https://sagire.online/topic/north-korea/ Articles and notes about North Korea. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/bfe693f5/https://sagire.online/wire/bfe693f5/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:25:00 -0300A meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Trump’s November trip to Asia appears increasingly unlikely after the Republican election defeat, according to analysts. Kim Yo Jong signaled on Wednesday that Pyongyang had “no need to sit face to face with such unreliable and hostile persons.” A possible encounter had been floated around the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, set for November 18 and 19. Experts note that Democratic control of Congress could make it harder for South Korea to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and limit a Trump deal with the North.United StatesNorth KoreaEast Asia https://sagire.online/pyongyang-denies-binance-heist/https://sagire.online/pyongyang-denies-binance-heist/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:56:00 -0300The Federal Bureau of Investigation says [North Korea took more than $6 billion from Binance](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/north-korea-responsible-for-6-billion-binance-attack). Kim Yo-jong answers that the accusation is a provocation, and asks who will keep the coins once they are frozen.North KoreaUnited StatesCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/9d7a5370/https://sagire.online/wire/9d7a5370/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:23:00 -0300North Korea test-fired a newly designed air-defense missile system and staged a cruise missile strike drill on Wednesday, state media KCNA said. The test confirmed the technical specifications and reliability of the new materials and multiple guidance modes used by the missile, as well as the system’s ability to identify and track targets. A sub-unit of the country’s long-range strategic cruise missile unit in the east struck a virtual airport target in the drill. The KCNA report appeared to confirm a South Korean Defense Ministry statement that Pyongyang fired multiple missiles toward the sea from the Sondok area on the east coast, the fourth North Korean weapons launch in a month.North KoreaDefenseEast Asia https://sagire.online/wire/5c00bd9c/https://sagire.online/wire/5c00bd9c/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:25:00 -0300Kim Jong-un inspected the Nampho Shipyard and called for a rapid buildup of naval combat power to counter “hostile acts of the enemies,” according to North Korean state media. The inspection was reported on Wednesday. Kim saw a new warship under construction and described it as “incomparably huge and intimidating” compared with the destroyer built last year. Shin Jong-woo, secretary-general of the Korea Defense and Security Forum, said North Korea appeared to have unveiled for the first time the construction site of a new vessel believed to be a 10,000-ton cruiser.North KoreaDefense https://sagire.online/wire/bae735cf/https://sagire.online/wire/bae735cf/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:22:00 -0300North Korea fired multiple missiles on Wednesday toward the sea off its east coast, marking Pyongyang’s fourth such weapons launch in a month, from the Sondok area, an eastern coastal region. Multiple missiles were launched from Sondok in South Hamgyong Province, with no information on the type or exact launch time, and there will be no customary third update with maximum altitude and range, while South Korean and US authorities analyze the specifications, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed.North KoreaSouth KoreaDefense https://sagire.online/wire/c2f417a5/https://sagire.online/wire/c2f417a5/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:24:00 -0300Kim Jong-un visited the Nampho shipyard and called for a rapid buildup of naval surface and submarine power to counter “hostile acts of the enemies,” according to state media. He inspected a new warship under construction, which he described as “incomparably larger and more intimidating” than the destroyer built last year, and a KCNA photo suggests the vessel may be in the 10,000-ton class that Kim had mentioned in earlier plans. He also called for automating production and building a second ground dock so ships can be built and repaired at the same time.North KoreaDefense https://sagire.online/wire/8de95d2b/https://sagire.online/wire/8de95d2b/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:24:00 -0300Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader’s sister, denied that North Korea was behind the record $6.3 billion hack of the Binance exchange and called the accusation “absurd rhetoric.” The FBI, the Secret Service and US cyber analysts say North Korea orchestrated the attack and describe it as the largest in history. According to Reuters, in a text republished by Internazionale, the statement was carried by the state-run KCNA agency, and Kim said there was no need to sit down with “such unreliable and hostile persons,” while Elliptic counted about $2.85 billion frozen or seized from funds that moved through roughly 12,000 wallets and 40,000 transactions across 11 blockchains.North KoreaCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/d48b5734/https://sagire.online/wire/d48b5734/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:21:00 -0300North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs did not immediately disclose the number of projectiles, their flight distances or other specifications. If confirmed as ballistic, it would be the North’s 19th such launch of the year, following the firing of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area on October 29.North KoreaSouth KoreaEast Asia https://sagire.online/wire/c4ebecb6/https://sagire.online/wire/c4ebecb6/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:23:00 -0300Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denied the FBI’s accusation that North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance and said she sees “no need” for dialogue with Washington. In a statement published by the official KCNA on Wednesday, the ruling-party director said the accusation showed “US hostile policy” toward North Korea. The rejection comes amid speculation about a possible summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un later this month. Trump said in August that he wanted to meet the North Korean leader later this year, and Pyongyang had not responded to the offer.North KoreaUnited StatesCybersecurityDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/055a9585/https://sagire.online/wire/055a9585/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:22:00 -0300Binance said hackers used fake job interviews and a compromised internal artificial intelligence tool to breach its systems and drain $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency. An engineer was instructed to download malware disguised as an “assignment” during a second interview, and the code used obfuscation techniques to evade detection. The agencies investigating the case said the hack bore the signs of having been orchestrated by North Korea, and Pyongyang denied on Tuesday that it was behind the theft. The exchange froze $2.85 billion in assets and replenished about 98% of the affected tokens with company funds.North KoreaCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/18295785/https://sagire.online/wire/18295785/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:22:00 -0300North Korea tested a dispersal warhead for a strategic cruise missile, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, in a Yonhap story. Monday’s test was overseen by Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Workers’ Party Central Military Commission. The country’s Warhead Institute said the mid-sized dispersal warhead is capable of “turning into ashes” a target area of 5 to 6 hectares. On Saturday, the country had tested a cluster bomb for tactical ballistic missiles and vowed to field various types of cluster warheads by the end of the year.North KoreaDefenseEast Asia https://sagire.online/wire/2f8954eb/https://sagire.online/wire/2f8954eb/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300The attack on Binance began in the early hours of October 29 and, in about 20 minutes, became the biggest crypto hack in history, with more than US$ 6 billion stolen, and by November 2 the company had returned 100% of the amount to customers. The company secured assets covering approximately 95 percent of the US$ 6.3 billion stolen, after net outflows of US$ 3.6 billion in the first nine hours, about 2 percent of the US$ 171 billion under management, while stablecoin issuers froze approximately US$ 3 billion of the affected funds. The preliminary investigation points to a compromised laptop belonging to an engineer, which could have allowed unauthorized withdrawal transactions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said two days after the attack that North Korea was responsible for the theft, attributed by security firms to the TraderTraitor group.North KoreaUnited StatesCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/2cc3f54c/https://sagire.online/wire/2cc3f54c/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300North Korea tested on November 2 a dispersal warhead for a strategic cruise missile, according to state media. The KCNA claimed the middle-sized dispersal warhead can turn a target area of 5 to 6 hectares into ashes, in a November 2 launch that came a day after the cluster-bomb warhead test, amid rising tension with Seoul after a landmine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers at the border.North KoreaSouth KoreaDeterrence https://sagire.online/wire/eae718d4/https://sagire.online/wire/eae718d4/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:22:00 -0300The sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Yo-jong, called the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) allegation that Pyongyang stole US$ 6 billion from the crypto platform Binance a “grave political provocation”, in a statement released by the state-run KCNA news agency. The FBI attributed the theft to a North Korea-affiliated group called TraderTraitor. Kim said the claim was “absurd rhetoric and nothing new,” citing earlier US allegations about last year’s major hack of Bybit.North KoreaUnited StatesCybersecurity https://sagire.online/wire/1f5e829c/https://sagire.online/wire/1f5e829c/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:22:00 -0300The FBI attributed the theft of $6.3 billion from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange to North Korean hackers.North KoreaUnited StatesCybersecurity