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Pyongyang targets software developers in crackdown on unauthorized programs

May 11, 2026
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North Korea gathered more than 30 software developers in Pyongyang in mid-April 2026 to take part in what authorities billed as a technical training session but which functioned, in practice, as an ideological criticism campaign targeting unauthorized program development and distribution. The session drew technicians affiliated with the Pyongyang Kyemyong Technology Development Institute — a []

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