Subject type: Military intelligence organisation Jurisdiction: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Also known as: RGB, Chongchalchong, 정찰총국 File opened: 4 September 2026 Last updated: 4 September 2026 Origin The Reconnaissance General Bureau was created around 2009 by consolidating several previously separate intelligence and special operations organs under one command. The … [Read more...] about Reconnaissance General Bureau: North Korea’s Intelligence Command and Its Cyber Units
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Office 39: North Korea’s Party Revenue Bureau, Methods and Sanctions History
Subject type: Party organ for foreign currency generation Jurisdiction: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Also known as: Bureau 39, Room 39, Division 39 File opened: 2 September 2026 Last updated: 2 September 2026 Origin Office 39 was created in the 1970s under Kim Il Sung to generate foreign currency outside the state budget, for use at the direct discretion of the … [Read more...] about Office 39: North Korea’s Party Revenue Bureau, Methods and Sanctions History