“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 […]
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. 1. Trump revenge tour targets cyber leaders, elections – Krebs on Security In April 2025, the Trump administration revoked the security clearance of former […]
Las Vegas ― At Google Cloud Next ’25, the company positioned security not as a feature, but as a foundational differentiator—one built from the ground up through its artificial intelligence expertise, cloud-native architecture, and integrated threat intelligence. In a cloud market where hyperscalers compete on scale and cost, Google Cloud aims to win on trust. […]
Las Vegas ― At Google Cloud Next 25, the tech giant unveiled a sweeping vision for the future of cybersecurity, tightly woven with the fabric of artificial intelligence. At the forefront of this transformation are two major innovations: Security Agents and Google Unified Security (GUS). These technologies exemplify Google’s mission to reimagine the role of […]
A new and advanced cyber threat targeting NFC (Near Field Communication) payment technology is spreading quickly, prompting urgent warnings from financial authorities in South Korea. The Financial Security Institute (FSI) issued a press release revealing that cybercriminals are exploiting NFC-based payment systems to steal transaction data in real time, enabling unauthorized payments and withdrawals. Unlike […]