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South Korea Indicts Ex-leader Yoon On Aiding Enemy Charge

November 10, 2025 6:16 am

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged by a special prosecutor with aiding an enemy state and abusing his power in connection with a failed declaration of martial law late last year.

The indictment alleges that Yoon conspired with senior military officials to create conditions that would justify the imposition of emergency martial law and increase the risk of armed conflict with North Korea. Prosecutors say evidence includes a memo from a former counter-intelligence commander that urged targeting places “that must make them … lose face” — including key North Korean sites — in order to provoke …

Microsoft Seizes Web Domains Used By North Korean Hackers

January 1, 2020 2:59 pm

Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.

The US technology giant said a federal court allowed it to take control of 50 domains operated by a group dubbed Thallium, which tricked online users by fraudulently using Microsoft brands and trademarks.

“This network was used to target victims and then compromise their online accounts, infect their computers, compromise the security of their networks and steal sensitive information,” said Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president for customer security and trust.…

US seizes a North Korean cargo ship

May 10, 2019 9:33 am

The United States has seized a North Korean cargo ship that’s suspected of being an integral part of the North’s alleged sanctions violations.

The ship, called the Wise Honest, hauled coal from North Korea that was sold in other countries, including China.

The United States and United Nations say illicit coal sales help fund North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. The ship’s seizure will only raise already heightened tensions between the two countries.

US efforts to get the North to drop its nuclear program have stalled, and in less than …