SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignations of the chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and his two deputies Sunday, effectively sacking the top three officials at the spy agency in the wake of controversy over personnel affairs. Yoon accepted the resignations of NIS Director Kim Kyou-hyun, First [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state intelligence agency said Thursday it has started providing real-time information on hacking attempts to the country’s major cryptocurrency exchanges amid growing cyberthreats. The country’s major crypto exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit and Coinone — now have access to the agency’s information on online security threats, such [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state intelligence agency said Thursday it has agreed to cooperate with a local university to support education programs in the counterespionage and security fields in a bid to help train skilled manpower. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s long-range rocket should be viewed as a ballistic missile as the satellite it put into orbit is worthless, lawmakers said Sunday, citing South Korea’s spy agency. The satellite is presumed to weigh 200 kilograms, two times heavier than a satellite launched in 2012, the lawmakers said after [...]
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 [...]