Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme
The Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation churning out stolen identities, fake résumés and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.
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The Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation churning out stolen identities, fake résumés and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.
The North Korean leader used the trip to reaffirm ties with its powerful neighbor.
A veteran North Korea analyst tells CBS News "a change in the situation" along the DMZ, and a warning from the North, are cause for concern.
Federal officials conducted raids at over 40 so-called "laptop farms" across Texas that the Justice Department says are controlled by North Korea as part of a scheme aimed at fraudulently securing remote jobs to help fund its nuclear program. Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike senior vice president, and Brett Leatherman, FBI Cyber Division assistant director, join to discuss.
High energy costs push inflation to 3.7% in September; candidates clash during Senate debates in Maine, Georgia and Iowa.
Federal officials have discovered dozens of laptop farms across North Texas used by North Korea. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from an area around the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
Russia continued to use drones to strike Ukraine's Kyiv. This comes as North Korea sends more troops to the region to fight for Moscow. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.
Kim Jong Un says a new weapon tested by North Korea, likely a hypersonic missile, will be an "irresistible force" and "incurable headache" for adversaries.
The launches came just days after Pyongyang reasserted its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a U.N. resolution demanding it halt its nuclear activities.
As the Iran war nears the six-month mark, President Trump on Wednesday said the conflict will go on "for as long as necessary." CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Samantha Vinograd have the latest.
The USS Washington arrived in the Middle East from Asia on Thursday and relieved the USS Lincoln after a nine-month deployment. The move comes as the Trump administration says it will unveil the "toughest sanctions" on Iran. CBS News' Margaret Brennan and Elliot Ackerman have more.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. is planning to impose devastating sanctions on Iran as war with the U.S. drags on. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more on that and North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles.
North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range ballistic missiles hours after President Trump said he would meet with leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump also made the claim that North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons, but that the situation is under control. Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with analysis.
North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said Thursday, after President Trump said he would meet again with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un later this year. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
Hours after Trump said he expects to hold new talks with Kim Jong Un, South Korea and Japan said several short-range missiles were launched by the North.
Just a day after President Trump curtailed joint military exercises with South Korea's military, North Korea fired a barrage of missiles toward the sea. Mr. Trump says he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year.
North Korea is reacting to Trump's latest comments on a future meeting with Kim Jong Un. CBS News' Anna Coren reports.
President Trump is threatening Iran with more economic measures that may bring Tehran back to the negotiating table. This comes as Mr. Trump comments on North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un and his arsenal of nuclear weapons. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
White House reporters were called to the South Lawn Wednesday for a surprise tour of some of President Trump's favorite home improvement projects around the White House. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Trump took questions from reporters on North Korea, Canadian tariffs, Iran and more. Plus, CBS News' Eleanor Watson has the latest headlines on the war in Iran.
President Trump wants to meet again with Kim Jong Un to discuss denuclearization, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite having nothing to show for 3 previous summits.
The U.S. and South Korea will cut short their annual joint military exercises at the behest of President Trump, who is apparently seeking a meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster joins CBS News with his reaction.
President Trump ordered the exercises be scaled back, citing what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran.
President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back its joint military exercises with South Korea after he said the country declined to join the U.S.'s efforts to denuclearize Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more details.