Cybersecurity News that Matters
Cybersecurity News that Matters
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is this provided free of cost to […]
The South Korean Navy convened its annual forum on Wednesday, bringing together top experts in maritime security from across the nation. Highlighting the concept of asymmetric power, which encompasses capabilities in both aircraft and cyberspace, specialists in the field recommended the implementation of naval missile defense systems to counter the threats posed by North Korean […]
The increasing frequency of Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming incidents spotlights the cybersecurity challenges currently confronting the aviation industry. Malicious actors intentionally interfere with GPS signals with the aim of disrupting or blocking the precise location tracking and navigation of aircraft. Their objectives are to compromise safety, create chaos in air traffic systems, and possibly […]
Google has temporarily ceased the provision of political advertisements in South Korea in anticipation of the national assembly elections next week. Moreover, South Korean users will be unable to receive answers to election-related questions from the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini. In a statement on the company’s blog dated March 25, Google’s Korea team announced, […]
Updated Mar. 29, 2024 9:45PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is […]
On Monday, the United States government announced the indictment and imposition of sanctions on Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups. These groups are accused of targeting high-level U.S. officials through various malicious cyber operations. The indictment, unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice, charges seven hackers with ties to the Chinese government. These individuals, referred to as threat […]
European Union lawmakers officially approved legislation governing artificial intelligence technologies on Wednesday, marking the initiation of the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for the AI sector within the EU market. The European Parliament declared that the AI Act received overwhelming support, with 523 members voting in favor of the new regulations. Meanwhile, 46 members opposed […]
The Russian state news agency, TASS, reported on Tuesday that the Russian government has detained a South Korean citizen on charges of alleged espionage. According to the report, law enforcement officials have disclosed that the 53-year-old South Korean man, identified by the surname ‘Baek,’ acquired information deemed by Russian authorities to be state secrets by […]
A South Korean individual who issued threats online to commit a terrorist act on an airplane has been handed a suspended prison sentence. The court found the defendant guilty, citing the significant waste of police resources and the creation of social unrest triggered by the offense. On February 28, the Suwon District Court delivered a […]
Updated Mar. 11, 2024 9:03PM GMT+9 On March 5, the Japanese government directed LY Corporation (Line Yahoo) to sever ties with South Korea’s Naver Cloud Corporation. This decision comes in the wake of a data breach incident. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) pointed to LY’s excessive reliance on Naver Cloud as the […]
