It seems the DPRK have zero boundaries when it comes to the illicit sanction breaking activity they are involved in…
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North Korean IT specialists are peddling their services on American freelancing platform Upwork, according to a U.N. report.
The findings allege that a DPRK firm hired Russian nationals to create fake profiles and receive payments on IT workers' behalf.
https://www.nknews.org/2022/09/north-korean-it-workers-sell-their-skills-on-freelance-platform-upwork-report/
A U.S. aircraft carrier is to visit South Korea this week for its first joint training with South Korean warships in five years, officials said Monday, in an apparent show of force against increasing North Korean nuclear threats.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-gun-politics-south-korea-north-ronald-reagan-ffee16d8a00188556e6188f3a8d0208e
NEW: A North Korean firm linked to the Korean People's Army planned to sell $3.5 million worth of military equipment to Nigeria last year, according to a U.N. report.
It is unclear if the Haegeumgang Trading Corporation was successful in reaching a deal.
https://www.nknews.org/2022/09/north-korean-firm-planned-3-5m-sale-of-military-equipment-to-nigeria-un-report/
Russia is in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-north-korea-government-and-politics-495e976d1217d38c397a16e79cc305de?taid=6316b97770b0a10001c54a8a&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
A Seoul court fined Kim Jong Un over $130,000 last week for North Korean attacks on South Korean citizens.
The plaintiffs reportedly included survivors of the 2002 Battle of Yeonpyeong, but precedent suggests that the DPRK will likely ignore the ruling.
https://www.nknews.org/2022/08/seoul-court-fines-kim-jong-un-over-100k-for-north-korean-attacks-on-south/?t=1669437494199