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Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS)
![South Korean Spy Agency Files Charges Against Ex-Chiefs Over North Korea Border Incidents South Korean Spy Agency Files Charges Against Ex-Chiefs Over North Korea Border Incidents](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-06-143407.jpg)
South Korean Spy Agency Files Charges Against Ex-Chiefs Over North Korea Border Incidents
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim
Two previous National Intelligence Service directors were charged with improperly handling investigations into separate incidents in 2019 and 2020.
![South Korea’s Intelligence Agency Confirms North Korean Cyberattacks South Korea’s Intelligence Agency Confirms North Korean Cyberattacks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-north-korea-cyber3.jpg)
South Korea’s Intelligence Agency Confirms North Korean Cyberattacks
By Mitch Shin
An NIS briefing contained new information on North Korea’s cyberattacks, as well as political developments.
![North Korean Official’s ‘Resurrection’ Casts Doubt on Seoul Intel North Korean Official’s ‘Resurrection’ Casts Doubt on Seoul Intel](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-13_07-52-38.jpg)
North Korean Official’s ‘Resurrection’ Casts Doubt on Seoul Intel
By John Power
Yet again, reports of the death of a North Korean official have proved greatly exaggerated.
![South Korea's Anti-Terror Law Part of a Worrisome Trend South Korea's Anti-Terror Law Part of a Worrisome Trend](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-07_14-05-37.jpg)
South Korea's Anti-Terror Law Part of a Worrisome Trend
By Geoffrey Fattig
With the passage of a controversial anti-terror law, Korean democracy takes another step backward.
![Eyeing Potential Threat From North Korea, Seoul Revisits Anti-Terror Bill Eyeing Potential Threat From North Korea, Seoul Revisits Anti-Terror Bill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-31_14-02-32.jpg)
Eyeing Potential Threat From North Korea, Seoul Revisits Anti-Terror Bill
By Shannon Tiezzi
South Korea's ruling party, citing terror threats from Pyongyang, urges passage of a long-stalled anti-terror bill.
![Is South Korea's Intelligence Agency Spying on Its Own Citizens? Is South Korea's Intelligence Agency Spying on Its Own Citizens?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-31_18-33-41.jpg)
Is South Korea's Intelligence Agency Spying on Its Own Citizens?
By Steven Denney
Leaked documents suggest Korea's NIS was trying to spy on its own citizens via the Kakao Talk app.
![What Happened to North Korea's Defense Minister? What Happened to North Korea's Defense Minister?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-15_01-42-32.jpg)
What Happened to North Korea's Defense Minister?
By Tae-jun Kang
South Korea's NIS allegedly told lawmakers Hyon Yong-chol was executed via anti-aircraft gun.
![South Korea's New Spy Chief Under Fire South Korea's New Spy Chief Under Fire](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-19_14-49-40.jpg)
South Korea's New Spy Chief Under Fire
By Steven Denney
The nominee to lead NIS is questioned for his patriotism and his perceptions of history.
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