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NIS employee says they sent money to 'North Korea drone infiltration' suspect for career advancement

An employee of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) told investigators they transferred money to a graduate student under investigation in the so-called “North Korea drone infiltration” case because they wanted to keep in touch with him.

2026-02-13

Seoul's intelligence agency believes Kim Jong-un's daughter in process of being named successor

The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Ju-ae, appears to have entered the stage of being formally designated the regime’s successor, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported to the National Assembly on Thursday.

2026-02-12

Spy agency, military intelligence unit raided over alleged drone flights to North Korea

Investigators on Tuesday raided the spy agency and a military intelligence command while booking three military officers as suspects over suspicions related to alleged drone flights to North Korea, officials said.

2026-02-10

Intelligence service warns of scams in Southeast Asia after Korean rescued from Cambodian ring

A Korean man was held captive and forced to participate in scam operations run by a criminal syndicate in Cambodia, the National Intelligence Service said Tuesday, warning of similar scams targeting Koreans in Southeast Asia.

2026-01-20

KT again in hot water with gov't for covering up additional security lapses

The National Intelligence Service had warned both KT and the government in September that text message encryption had been disabled on some KT smartphones but the telco tried to cover it up, according to latest data revealed Thursday.

2025-11-13

North Korea's Kim willing to meet Trump, says South's spy agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korea's spy agency said at a parliamentary audit on Tuesday.

2025-11-04

Two months later, gov't admits hackers accessed internal platforms, digital certificates

The Korean government officially acknowledged Friday that hackers had accessed government work management platform Onnara and administrative digital signature certificates (GPKI), which are essential for civil servant authentication.

2025-10-17

NIS elevates cyber threat alert to 'caution' in wake of data center fire

The National Intelligence Service raised the national cyber threat alert level from "attention" to "caution" on Monday, following a fire at the National Information Resources Service that disrupted multiple government administrative systems.

2025-09-29

Kim Jong-un to attend China's Victory Day parade alongside Xi and Putin this week

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to stand alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during China’s Victory Day military parade on Wednesday.

2025-09-02

South Korea halts radio broadcast into North Korea in peace overture

South Korea has halted the broadcast of a propaganda radio program into North Korea, the Defense Ministry said Monday, as the South seeks to mend frayed ties with the North. The move is the latest in Seoul's reconciliatory gestures.

2025-09-01