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North Korea Stole a Record $400 million in Cryptocurrency in 2021

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, North Korea stole nearly $400 million in cryptocurrency in 2021. The country has long relied on its hacker corps to steal money from financial institutions around the world. It has been increasingly focused on companies that handle and trade cryptocurrencies in recent years. Last year, the country successfully breached at least seven cryptocurrency exchanges. It strategically launders small amounts of its hacked cryptocurrency to take advantage of price increases.

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NORTH KOREA WILLING TO ACCEPT ‘COMPLETE DENUCLEARIZATION’ WITHOUT CONDITIONS

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April 19,2018
by Kevin Ryan

Seoul South Korea,  South Korean President Moon Jae-in said today that North Korea has expressed a commitment to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, and is not seeking conditions.

“They have not attached any conditions that the U.S. cannot accept, such as the withdrawal of American troops from South Korea. All they are talking about is the end of hostile policies against North Korea, followed by a guarantee of security.” He added that a deal could be reached that includes denuclearization, a peace treaty, and normalization of relations between the two Koreas and the United States.

Moon’s announcement comes following President Trump’s statement that he’d walk away from talks if he didn’t think they were producing results. Trump also said during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his campaign of “maximum pressure” on North Korea would continue until Pyongyang gave up its nuclear weapons.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo visited North Korea last week and formed a “good relationship” with Kim Jong Un. A summit between the Korean leaders and President Trump is planned for May or June.

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North Korea Armageddon?

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August 10,2017
Ron DuBois

The People’s Republic of Korea , Does the Media or the American people really believe North Korea has 60 Nuclear Warheads? IF they do, I’m sure they don’t have more than 5 or 6 missiles capable of reaching the U.S. or even Guam, and half will probably explode prematurely while the other half can be destroyed by U.S anti-missile missiles. They also probably don’t have more than 2 or 3 warheads that have been miniaturized enough to fit a missile, and the strength of their warheads (in order to make as many as possible) was about the yield of the A-bombs that hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki – roughly 15 kilotons, compared to U.S. 20 megaton Nuclear bombs.

North Korea is always dangerous, because Kim Jong Un is a psychotic nut job, but President Trump is right to call him out because Un wants to stay in power. He knows that if he really tries to bomb the U.S., South Korea, or our allies, Trump WILL destroy him and his armies. Then, the Koreas can unite and finally have peace and prosperity. Neither China nor Russia will do a thing about it, especially if NATO goes on alert.

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Tenafly resident’s arrest meant to better ties between Koreas; statement met with suspicion

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Won Moon Joo in a photo from his 2012 Tenafly High School yearbook.

MAY 5, 2015, 4:28 PM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, 11:19 PM
BY HANNAN ADELY AND MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITERS |
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The college student from Tenafly detained in North Korea sought to be arrested and hoped his arrest would lead to better relations between North Korea and South Korea, he said in an interview that aired Tuesday on CNN.

Speaking at a hotel room and appearing relaxed, even smiling at times, Won Moon Joo, 21, said he intended to cross into North Korea from China. To do so, he had to pass two barbed wire fences and a cross a river before he was stopped by soldiers.

Joo, a student at New York University, was vague about his motivations for entering the country.

Related:  Tenafly resident detained in North Korea says he crossed into country on purpose

“Once the thought of entering the DPRK seeped into my mind, I couldn’t really escape it. I guess I constantly thought about it,” he said, referring to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the name North Korea gives itself.

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Tenafly residents detained in North Korea says he crossed into country on purpose

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Won Moon Joo in a photo from his 2012 Tenafly High School yearbook.

MAY 4, 2015, 9:02 AM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, 10:06 AM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER |
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TENAFLY — An interview that CNN aired Tuesday morning with a Tenafly college student detained in North Korea shed little light on why he entered the country or what will happen to him.

Won Moon Joo, 21, told CNN that he purposely crossed into North Korea from China, passing two barbed wire fences and a river before he was stopped by soldiers. Asked why: “I thought by my entrance — illegally I acknowledge — I thought some great event could happen and hopefully that event could have a good effect in the relations between the north and south,” he said, appearing relaxed and even smiling during the interview.

The interview did little to answer the questions that have swirled in North Jersey’s Korean neighborhoods since North Korea announced Joo’s arrest on Saturday for having illegally entered the country. In community centers, groceries and media offices, people have been asking how he ended up in such a terrible situation and worrying for his family.

It’s a nightmare for any family — hearing that a son with so much promise travels abroad and takes a risky action that ends with him in prison. North Korea’s government detained Joo on April 22, and while South Korea is fighting on his behalf, his fate remains unclear.

“I hope I will be able to tell the world how an ordinary college student entered the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) illegally, however with the generous treatment of the DPRK that I will able to return home safely,” he said in the interview.

Joo also told CNN he has had no access to phone or Internet and has not been able to talk to anyone from the U.S. or South Korean governments yet, but has been treated well.

“I’ve been fed well. I have slept well and I have been very healthy. I would just like to apologize for creating a lot of worry among my loved ones,” he said in the interview.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/tenafly-residents-detained-in-north-korea-says-he-crossed-into-country-on-purpose-1.1324910