Neowin News Feed for: North korea

The Pirate Bay lands in North Korea. Glorious leader breaks out the rum!

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:56:47 +0000

The Pirate Bay has found the most unlikely new home imaginable for their activities: North Korea. At the invitation of Kim Jong Un the website has moved operations trying to find a safer place. Read more...

North Korean citizens become more globally aware via piracy

Paul Ferson — Sat, 26 May 2012 21:24:08 +0100

A new report suggests that North Korea's population is becoming more aware of the world outside of their country through pirated content, such as western movies and music. Read more...

North Koreans using mobile phones to be punished as ‘war criminals'

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:54:47 +0000

North Korea decrees that any citizen using a mobile phone during the 100-day mourning period for former leader Kim Jong-il will be severely punished, as government fear of a popular uprising grows. Read more...

North Korea creating MMO gold farming hacking army

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:57:29 +0100

The economically troubled country of North Korea is creating an army of MMO gold hacking farmers to get more funds, according to South Korean authorities. Read more...

Cyber attacks on South Korea 'could have been war drill'

Paul Ferson — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:58:51 +0100

Attacks against South Korean government websites could have suddenly become a lot more threatening than previously thought, after McAfee Labs claimed they could have been North Korean cyber war drills. As Reuters reports, the vice... Read more...

North Korea makes Twitter debut

Joshua Seed — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:43:38 +0100

In a move that's sure to have the world scratching its head, the secretive nation of North Korea is the newest member of Twitter. North Korea has begun micro-blogging under the name @uriminzok, stepping up... Read more...

North Korea develops its own Linux OS

Brad Sams — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:57:35 +0000

North Korea has developed its own Linux distribution to take on Microsoft. The communist country has never been shy about wanting to separate itself from western technology and ideas, so it should come as... Read more...

South Korea slowed by third wave of cyber attacks

Sam Alderwick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:58:32 +0100

Several of South Korea's biggest websites and organisations have been victims of a huge cyber attack, taking down many of them, and leaving others with access issues. The attack also targeted several American organisations some... Read more...

North Korea Starts 3G Network Trials

Sagittarius — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:02:00 +0100

The unlikely story of advanced 3G cellular service in the world's most tightly controlled and secretive country has turned another chapter with the start of network trials. Cellular carrier Orascom said on Monday that it... Read more...

Ghost Recon 2 plotline irks North Korea

malebolgia — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:10:23 +0100

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North Korea isn't to happy about how it's being portrayed in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2. North Korea is accusing Americans of hating them. With pretty bold statements like "[Americans] have shown everyone their... Read more...