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“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, cybercrime crackdowns and surging investor appetite for security technologies, recent developments highlight how governments and businesses worldwide are confronting digital threats. From U.S. sanctions targeting North Korea’s covert IT operations, to record crypto seizures by American agents, […]
As cyber threats grow in sophistication and scale, Databricks is redefining how modern enterprises should think about security — both in the cloud and across artificial intelligence-powered systems. Omar Khawaja, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Databricks, believes the future of cybersecurity lies not in chasing individual incidents, but in managing patterns, risks and data […]
Seoul, South Korea — Korea University’s Graduate School of Information Security, led by Dean Jung Ikrae, announced it will launch the first Korean University Security Advanced Course (KUSAC), an executive education program focused on practical training in artificial intelligence security, on Sept. 3. The program is designed to develop high-level technical and policy experts capable […]
A Chinese hacker accused of helping to steal COVID-19 research and launch a sweeping global cyberattack has been arrested in Italy and faces extradition to the United States, the Justice Department said Monday. Xu Zewei, 33, was taken into custody July 3 in Milan at the request of U.S. authorities. He and his alleged co-conspirator, […]
Google Cloud has introduced a new data residency service in South Korea that allows businesses to process artificial intelligence workloads entirely within the country, addressing rising demand for stronger data sovereignty and regulatory compliance among local enterprises. While Google Cloud has long offered customers control over where their data is stored, the new service goes […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. A series of recent cyber incidents across the globe has exposed critical vulnerabilities in sectors ranging from aviation and telecoms to political institutions and tech infrastructure. From Qantas grappling with a breach threatening millions of customer records, to sophisticated North Korean […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Yes24, one of South Korea’s largest online bookstores, allegedly paid a ransom worth tens of billions of won after hackers crippled its servers with a ransomware attack. Telus International AI, a Canadian AI data platform, was fined in South Korea following […]
Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. As military tensions escalate between the United States, Iran, and Israel, cyberspace has emerged as a critical battleground alongside airstrikes and missile exchanges. In […]
Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. South Korea is grappling with a wave of cybersecurity crises, as a string of data breaches and system failures spark public outcry and regulatory […]
A financially motivated cybercriminal group known as UNC6040 has been implicated in a global voice phishing (or “vishing”) campaign that targets companies using Salesforce, according to newly published research from Google Cloud’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The attackers are not exploiting software vulnerabilities—instead, they are manipulating people. UNC6040 has been contacting employees under the guise […]
Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and widespread, today’s top stories offer a sobering glimpse into the evolving digital battlefield. From mounting health care […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. This is Dain Oh reporting from South Korea, and here is your weekend briefing. 1. FSI expands cross-border cybersecurity efforts with Japan amid rising AI threats – The Readable South Korea’s Financial Security Institute (FSI) reaffirmed its commitment to global cyber […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. This is Dain Oh reporting from South Korea, and here is your weekend briefing. 1. SK Telecom data breach triggers mass exodus and regulatory backlash – The Readable SK Telecom experienced one of South Korea’s most serious cybersecurity breaches, with a […]
With a customer base of more than 300,000 organizations worldwide, Atlassian’s platforms—Jira, Trello, Confluence, Loom, and newer additions like Rovo and Compass—have become essential tools for teams to plan, build, and innovate. However, that expansive reach also brings significant responsibility: ensuring these tools remain secure in the face of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat landscape. […]
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) redefines both innovation and cybercrime, Google finds itself defending a new digital frontier. At the center of this effort is Gemini, the company’s powerful AI model, which has increasingly become a target for state-sponsored attackers. For Jayce Nichols, Director of Intelligence Solutions at Mandiant, part of the Google Threat Intelligence […]
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier with over 23 million subscribers, has become the latest target of a cybersecurity breach that compromised certain user data related to USIM cards. The incident, which has sparked widespread concern and government intervention, underscores the growing risks associated with telecommunication infrastructure and personal data security. A USIM (Universal […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. This is Dain Oh reporting from South Korea, and here is your weekend briefing. 1. CISA extends MITRE-backed CVE contract hours before its lapse – NextGov The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) renewed its contract with MITRE to continue […]
This article was written by Hanna Kim, Ph.D. student at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Large Language Models (LLMs), such as OpenAI’s GPT and Google’s Gemini, have made significant advancements in understanding and using human language. They now demonstrate near-expert reasoning, generation, and interaction across various domains. However, as LLMs grow […]
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