SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese man was released from police custody after being questioned on suspicion of filming the headquarters of the state spy agency using a drone, police said Monday. The Chinese national in his 40s was released late Sunday, a day after he was caught by the police for appearing [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The state spy agency plans to launch a new service to update the public on new patterns in the latest international crimes and how to avoid falling prey to any nefarious schemes. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced on Wednesday that it had decided to roll out on a [...]
DAEJEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The state intelligence agency has launched an ethical hacker education program to cultivate cyber security experts. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Monday that it held an ethical hacker cultivation course last month for 20 undergraduate and graduate students from the nine universities in Daejeon and North/South Chungcheong provinces [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of the National Intelligence Service stated yesterday that the ultimate goal of denuclearizing North Korea would involve removing all of its nuclear weapons. According to lawmakers Kim Min-gi of the Democratic Party of Korea and Lee Eun-jae of the Liberty Korea Party, Suh Hoon, the current director [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – New National Intelligence Service (NIS) director Suh Hoon on Thursday ordered the abolition of domestic intelligence operations, setting in motion a campaign to reform the spy agency long suspected of meddling in politics to support ruling elites. Suh issued the order shortly after President Moon Jae-in conferred an appointment [...]
“I decided the NIS was more important than whatever impact (my action) would cause, and so I deleted information that created misunderstandings about our counter-terrorism and covert operations on North Korea” “It was a mistake on my part. But there is nothing to be worried about over any of my actions.” “I hope (the [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – E-mail contents hinting that a Korean spy agency illegally hacked into the personal computer of a lawyer through an Italian hacking firm have been disclosed by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks made public the leaked e-mail data through its Twitter feed, indicating that Hacking Team installed a hacking program on the lawyer’s computer [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has executed its defense chief on charges of treason, South Korea’s spy agency said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a reign of terror by leader Kim Jong-un. Hyon Yong-chol, the chief of North Korea’s People’s Armed Forces, was executed by firing squad using an anti-aircraft gun [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Cuckoo rice cookers are gaining massive popularity among North Koreans, according to a recent report from the National Intelligence Service. The wealthy elite are known to prefer South Korean-made products, which are banned in North Korea. North Koreans looking for South Korean products use specific phrases, such as ‘anything better [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In North Korea, products made in South Korea are officially prohibited, but they are spread widely especially among members of the wealthy elite living in Pyongyang. Since South Korean products are banned, North Koreans cannot talk about them openly at black markets, and use slang expressions instead. So how [...]