North Korea

The country picks its best and brightest students to join hacking teams, defectors and experts say

For years, security officials have warned of the regime’s increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks

The bureau says it observed TraderTraitor actors converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum

The American president has downplayed the prospects of such talks happening

This lifts expectations of North Korea narrowing its massive trade deficit with its economic patron

The bridge was “a new symbol of friendship”, Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin said

By alienating Seoul while courting Pyongyang, he risks dismantling vital US-Asian strategic alliances

This comes after US President Donald Trump’s scaled back a major joint exercise with South Korea

Seoul is also willing to make a ‘practical contribution’ towards restoring free navigation via Hormuz