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Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS)

July 06, 2022
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.

July 09, 2021
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.

May 13, 2016
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.

March 09, 2016
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.

February 24, 2016
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.

August 01, 2015
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.

May 15, 2015
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.

March 19, 2015
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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