Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. Recent commercial satellite imagery from August 4, 2016 shows continued activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, specifically at the North Portal, site of North Korea’s The…
New Android Malware Blocks Outgoing Calls To Banks To Keep You From Reporting Or Canceling Suspicious Activity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Online security experts have discovered a new Android malware that blocks outgoing calls to banks to keep customers from complaining about suspicious activity. Symantec, an American technology company, found the Android.Fakebank.B malware app in October 2013. The app replaces banking apps…
North Korea: High-Level of Activity at Nuclear Test Site Portal but Purpose is Unclear
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates a high-level of activity at North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, specifically at the North Portal area where the DPRK conducted its 2013 and…
Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Activity at the Vertical Engine Test Stand
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station shows continued low-level activity that does not suggest imminent preparations for either the launch of a space…
North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site: Limited Activity Continues; Tunnel Excavation Resumes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu. Summary New commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site from April 19 shows limited vehicle and equipment activity at the North Portal and Main Support Area as well as…
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Limited Activity Continues
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. ROK President Park Geun-hye and the Ministry of National Defense have strongly suggested that North Korea will soon conduct a fifth nuclear test, based on what has been reported as…
Suspicious Activity at Yongbyon Radiochemical Laboratory; Progress Towards Completing the Experimental Light Water Reactor
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by William Mugford and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates suspicious activity at the Yongbyon Radiochemical Laboratory complex used to produce plutonium for building nuclear weapons. Whether that activity—exhaust plumes from…
Post-Launch Activity Observed at Sohae: Rocket Engine Test Possible
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu. Executive Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates new activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station since the February 7 satellite launch, including possible preparations for a rocket engine test. An unusual…
Suspicious Activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery shows a range of low-level activities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (also referred to as “Tongchang-dong”)—at the launch pad, covered railway station, VIP housing area, launch…
Countdown to Launch: New Activity at the Sohae Horizontal Processing Building
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Editor’s Note: With North Korea’s recent notifications to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that it would launch an “earth observation satellite” between February 8 and February 25, 38 North has initiated a series of brief imagery…
