A smartphone recently smuggled out of North Korea has revealed the incredible scale of surveillance techniques used by Kim Jong-un's regime. On the surface, the device appears to be no different ...

Smartphone smuggled out of North Korea reveals the insane things Kim Jong Un does to control his ‘suffocated’ people By . Anthony Blair. Published June 1, 2025, 12:39 p.m. ET.

North Korean Autocorrect North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, is tightening the leash to stop Western media from crossing the border in the form of USB sticks and SD cards. As the BBC ...

The rare look at this smartphone from North Korea comes from a BBC video, which was originally acquired by Seoul’s Daily NK.This paints an unsettling picture of the lives of North Koreans under ...

Smartphone usage has grown in North Korea in recent years, but access remains tightly controlled. Devices cannot connect to the global internet and are subject to intense government surveillance.

Wired reports that North Korea now sports 450,000 users on its cell phone network. While those numbers may not seem like much to the rest of the world, it is a 50 percent increase from last year.