There’s been a lot written about the desktop version of Red Star OS but not much on the server version. I finally have been able to get full root access on the VM. One of the interesting things is that there is a program for managing SELinux. Although you do login as root you don’t have full access to everything. Finally have full access and able to dig in more and see what I can find.
Video can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikareport/videos/1101522316553215/
New website online: http://www.moph.gov.kp
Website is for Ministray of Public Health of the DPRK. What’s interesting is that it just recently came online but has articles dated back to 2019. Looking into it further but was possibly something that was only internal to North Korea
Back in 2007 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp apparently published two mobile games that were developed in conjunction with Nosotek Joint Venture Company, which markets software from North Korea for foreign clients: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rupert-murdoch-reportedly_b_707617
I’ve found a copy of the big lebowski game, looking for men in black.
Up to date source for DPRK Today and Foreign Trade magazines: http://krld.pl/krld/
German site with some information: http://www.nordkorea-info.de/
I’ve been on the lookout for finding North Korean software. I’ve got a decent collection now. One of the things that I’ve been searching are sites where people are checking running processes. I found this the other day: http://windowfdb.com/i.php?q=ghusb-dll-c-windows-system32
I’ve never heard of the Golden Horse program but some more digging reveals that it’s “a physical constitution characterization and diagnosis program”: https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=JIlh9nNeadMC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=%22golden+horse%22+%22north+korea%22+-paektu+-award+-film+-awards&ots=gy_sDcyaaW&sig=ACfU3U0CciFH3au9bwWz8g2d7MD-H2-XMA&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22golden%20horse%22%20%22north%20korea%22%20-paektu%20-award%20-film%20-awards&f=false
I haven’t been able to find a copy yet but it’s going on the list of things to watch for
I noticed something interesting browsing through the source of the new DPRK portal site the other day. Specifically, this snippet:
<style> p{ font-family: '천리마', 'KP CheonRiMa', 'KWP ChonRiMa', 'PRK P Gothic'; margin-bottom: 0px; } </style>
I had to Google it, but found the following on a Chinese forum
KP CheonRiMa is a font developed in North Korea. Some further searching lead to the following:
A new site has recently been posted on the DPRK portal website: http://www.naenara.com.kp/sites/national/original/en
Slowly uploading tracks from a North Korean karaoke DVD to the Youtube channel. Playlist can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGXVVd7-ABKZLyIziA3HoNDCGRX1zy3I
This was an interesting read. It’s an older presentation from 2013 about the capabilites of the Chosun Computer Center. Slide 11 is interesting since the offer mock simulations of major cyber attacks
North Korean Internet 