November 18, 2023

China’s 38 Fake News Sites Disseminating Pro-China, Anti-US, Anti-Japan Content in South Korea

2023-11-18, Tara O Chinese organizations posing as South Korean media-related PR companies have established 38 news sites disguised as South Korean domestic media outlets, which are spreading pro-China, anti-America, and...

Categories China/Influence Operations/Psychological Operations

November 5, 2023

Major South Korean Political Parties Signed Agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

2023-11-5, Tara O Two major political parties in South Korea have signed agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Furthermore, a large number of lawmakers, 100, signed up to be...

Categories China/Influence Operations/South Korea/Subversion

September 8, 2023

Gwangju, Chinese Communist Party, and the Zheng Lucheng Controversy in Korea

2023-9-8, Tara O The City of Gwangju (Kwangju) in South Jeolla Province in Korea has been paying tribute to a communist, Zheng Lucheng (Chinese pronunciation:  Zheng Lucheng, 鄭律成, 정뤼청, Korean...

Categories China/Communism/Influence Operations/Korean War

July 11, 2023

Anti-U.S. Demonstrations Planned at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys on 27 July 2023

2023-7-11, Tara O Groups with the same objectives as North Korea plan to demonstrate at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek (Pyongtaek), South Korea on July...

Categories Demonstrations/Influence Operations/Military/South Korea/Subversion

May 12, 2023

The Man North Korea “Feared the Most” Kim Kwan-jin Returns

2023-5-12, Tara O Kim Kwan-jin On May 10, 2023, President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Kim Kwan-jin as the Vice Chairman of the National Defense Innovation Commission (국방혁신위원회) (the president is the...

Categories Defense/National Security

May 11, 2023

North Korea Hacks South Korea’s National Election Commission

2023-5-11, Tara O South Korea’s National Election Commission (중앙선거관리위원회) has been cyber attacked 8 times in the past 2 years, 7 of which are believed to have been conducted by...

Categories Election Fraud/Elections/Hacking/National Security

March 23, 2023

Meta Report:  The National Election Commission in South Korea Most Active in Restricting Content on Facebook

2023-3-23, Tara O Amount of Content Facebook Restricted in South Korea (2015-2022) (Bar Graph) During the first half of 2022 (January to June) in South Korea, Facebook restricted ~19,500 items,...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Speech

March 20, 2023

What are North Korea’s Instructions to Spies? North Korea-instructed Slogans Appear in Demonstrations in South Korea

2023-3-20, Tara O Various spy rings have been uncovered in South Korea, including those in the Changwon, Chungju, Jeju, and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) (aka Minju NoChong). ...

Categories Espionage/Information Operations/Intelligence/National Security/Spy/Subversion

February 4, 2023

People’s Front for Independent Unification, HGH, North Korea’s Extensive Spy Network Discovered All Over South Korea

2023-2-4, Tara O A major spy scandal has been brewing for more than 5 years in South Korea.  The activities of North Korean agents and their South Korean assets are...

Categories Espionage/Intelligence/Spy/Subversion

January 26, 2023

North Korea’s Chungju Spy Ring in South Korea Exposed

2023-1-26, Tara O North Korea has continuously conducted intelligence and subversive operations against the Republic of Korea since its inception and even prior.  Through its Cultural Exchange Bureau, the communist...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Elections/Espionage/Spy/Subversion