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Officials at the National Intelligence Service are seen in at the agency's headquarters in southern Seoul in an undated photo.

Special counsel accuses spy agency of cooperating in Yoon's martial law bid

Special counsel team said it has recently detected signs that the NIS prepared a list of hundreds of individuals labeled "security threats" at the time of deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.7.6

Cho Tae-yong, former chief of the National Intelligence Service, attends a questioning session for the special counsel probe in southern Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. [NEWS1]

Ex-NIS chief grilled over suspected martial law role

Cho Tae-yong, a former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), appeared before a special counsel team Monday over allegations linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid.

2026.6.1

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Cho Tae-yong, the former director of the National Intelligence Service, attends a questioning session by a special counsel probe team in southern Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. [NEWS1]

Ex-NIS director sentenced to one year and six months in prison for falsely testifying in martial law trial

A Seoul court sentenced former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Cho Tae-yong to a year and six months in prison for falsely testifying in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

2026.5.21

The National Intelligence Service headquarters [NIS]

6 former NIS officials booked over alleged roles in insurrection

Cho Tae-yong, former chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), and five other former political appointees at the spy agency have been booked on charges of involvement in an insurrection.

2026.5.18

North has constitutionally enshrined nuclear retaliation for decapitation strike, NIS says

North Korea constitutionally enshrined the use of nuclear weapons in the event that its leader is incapacitated, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service told parliament, formalizing the continued operation of its arsenal under any circumstances.

2026.5.7

The headquarters of the National Intelligence Service [JOONGANG ILBO]

State-employed researchers unnerved as gov't launches probe of their foreign contacts

The government is conducting an unprecedented probe into all state-employed researchers' communications and interactions with foreign nationals, according to multiple sources on Monday.

2026.5.6

Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina speaks during a Foreign Ministry event in Seoul on Dec. 23, 2025. [NEWS1]

Seoul, Beijing reaffirm cooperation despite speculated rift over Taiwan's e-arrival label

South Korea and China reaffirmed cooperation in economic and veterans' affairs on Tuesday, even as speculation persists over a possible strain in their relationship.

2026.4.21

A joint military-police investigation task force probes North Korea’s claim of South Korean drone incursions as it conducts raids on the homes and offices of three civilian suspects on Jan. 21. [YONHAP]

NIS employee says they sent money to 'North Korea drone infiltration' suspect for career advancement

An employee of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) told investigators they transferred money to a graduate student under investigation in the so-called “North Korea drone infiltration” case because they wanted to keep in touch with him.

2026.2.13

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and his daughter are seen at the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 11, 2024, in this photo released by the North's state-run Rodong Sinmun. [NEWS1]

Seoul's intelligence agency believes Kim Jong-un's daughter in process of being named successor

The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Ju-ae, appears to have entered the stage of being formally designated the regime’s successor, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported to the National Assembly on Thursday.

2026.2.12

A drone allegedly sent by South Korea on Sept. 27, 2025 is seen in this photo carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 10. [YONHAP]

Spy agency, military intelligence unit raided over alleged drone flights to North Korea

Investigators on Tuesday raided the spy agency and a military intelligence command while booking three military officers as suspects over suspicions related to alleged drone flights to North Korea, officials said.

2026.2.10