# Comic Sans and Cybercrime: Inside North Korea’s Global Cyber Playbook

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Podcast: [DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches](https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469)
Published: 2025-07-01T08:00:00+00:00
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Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Pals! In this episode of Discarded, host Selena Larson and co-host Sara Sabotka are joined by Saher Naumaan and Greg Lesnewich, teammates on the espionage threat research team at Proofpoint to unravel the multifaceted—and often bizarre—world of North Korean cyber operations. The team explores: What sets DPRK’s threat actors apart from other nation-state groupsA closer look at North Korea’s cyber and physical support for Russia in UkraineHow cyb...

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