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Updated 30/10/2026, 13:03:49 UTC

North Korean is drawing attention across 5 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

WorldAl Jazeera25m ago

Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history: What we know

The world’s largest crypto exchange halts withdrawals as the theft is linked to North Korean hackers.

BusinessThe Guardian26m ago

Binance hackers using ‘never-seen-before laundering patterns’ to hide proceeds of $6.3bn heist – business live

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM says North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking unit is responsible for the largest crypto theft on record Tell us: have you been affected by the Binance hack? North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist Most major cryptocurrencies have fallen in value since news of the Binance theft broke, Coinmarketcap data shows . That includes: Bitcoin : -2.35% over the last 24 hours, to $77,940 Ethereum : -3.6%, to $2,227 BNB : -5.6%, to $706 Solana : -2.67%, to $97 Chainlink : -3.1%, to $11.02 Temporarily suspended withdrawals while we complete a security revamp of the withdrawal service and its related addresses Revoked the affected address authorizations Engaged law enforcement and blockchain intelligence partners to trace and recover funds Our team hasn’t stopped. We’re working closely with law enforcement to ensure the matter is handl

EntertainmentPC Gamer2h ago

Compromised laptop could be to blame for record $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist: Binance rushes to freeze stolen assets as experts blame North Korean group

A DevOps engineer's compromised laptop may have been the first domino to fall in this record-breaking heist.

BusinessBBC Business4h ago2 outlets

Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history

Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

WorldAl Jazeera13h ago

Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history

A blockchain intelligence firm attributes the attack to North Korean state-sponsored hackers.

WorldAl Jazeera1d ago

North Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report says

Russian broker network recruiting North Korean labourers using student visas, Global Rights Compliance report says.

WorldThe Guardian1d ago

Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game

Bereaved families have urged the publisher of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to remove a clip from the game that shows a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the street Bereaved families in South Korea have demanded that the makers of Call of Duty remove harrowing footage of the deadly 2022 Seoul crowd crush from the latest instalment of the video game. The clips , which are seconds-long, appear in the opening moments of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 , and are used to represent a scenario of civilian casualties during a fictional North Korean invasion. Continue reading...

EntertainmentIGN3d ago

South Korean Politician Urges President to Play Modern Warfare 4 to Understand 'Devastation' of Potential Invasion

A South Korean politician has urged the country's President to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to grasp the potential devastation from a North Korean invasion.

WorldAl Jazeera3d ago

North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea

The sighting comes after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers in September.

WorldAl Jazeera6d ago2 outlets

Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge linking North Korea and China

North Korean leader travels over New Yalu River Bridge to meet senior Communist party member Kim Jong-un has visited China, inaugurating a bridge that connects the two countries and saying he hopes to expand cooperation with his neighbour. The North Korean leader arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday after crossing the New Yalu River Bridge, according to South Korea’s unification ministry, which handles affairs related to North Korea, and China’s official Xinhua news agency. Continue reading...

WorldThe Guardian6d ago

Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into China

WorldThe Guardian8d ago

North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries. The statement, carried by the state news agency KCNA on Thursday, came a day after she said the loudspeakers would be in operation along the whole border from some time in October. Continue reading...

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