China helps North Korean operatives land IT roles, bypassing sanctions

Dive Brief: Chinese front companies are helping North Korean IT workers get jobs and evade international sanctions, according to a report from strategic intelligence firm Strider Technologies. Firms affiliated with the Chinese government have also supplied …

Another South China Sea? Beijing’s Yellow Sea Tactics Make South Korea Nervous

China’s Encroachment In the Yellow Sea Is Making South Korea Nervous: As if tensions aren’t already running high between China and its neighbors, Beijing is provoking yet another crisis. China is building structures in the middle of the Yellow Sea, in a …

North Korea upgrades naval office to strategic combat agency

North Korea has begun reorganizing its Naval Hydrographic Office into a combat-oriented strategic operations agency following orders from leader Kim Jong Un to strengthen naval power. The North Korean Naval Hydrographic Office collects, analyzes and …

ROK activists launch leaflets toward North Korea calling for abductees’ return

A South Korean civic group representing families of North Korean abduction victims has launched balloons carrying thousands of leaflets toward the DPRK, after border residents and officials blocked several previous attempts due to concerns about …

Australian warship deployed to impose UN sanctions on North Korea

An Australian warship has been deployed to impose United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. HMAS Sydney left in late March and will be deployed for three months to sail in nearby seas off Japan and enforce sanctions against North …

Australia’s big move on North Korea

Australia has deployed a warship on a sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea. HMAS Sydney will patrol areas where the hermit state is suspected of illegal trading in violation of UN sanctions aimed at stopping it from acquiring nuclear weapons. …

U.S. designates N. Korea as country not fully cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism efforts

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it designated North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria and Venezuela as countries that do not fully cooperate with Washington's fight against terrorism -- a certification that …

Tech companies have a remote worker problem: North Korean operatives

With help from Maggie Miller Driving the day — North Korean operatives are posing as remote workers and infiltrating top tech companies on a scale cybersecurity firms haven’t seen before. HAPPY MONDAY, and welcome to MORNING CYBERSECURITY! And happy …

Australia deploys warship in sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea

Aker BP Secures Drilling Permit for Multiple Wildcat Wells in North Sea

May 13, 2025 (Credit: Odfjell Drilling) The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wildcat wells in the North Sea. The permit is for wellbore 25/1-14 A, 25/1-14 B and 25/1-14 C in production license …