Cybersecurity News that Matters
Cybersecurity News that Matters
This content is optimized for desktop web viewing. Please be aware that accessing it on mobile devices may not provide the best experience. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. The Readable In November of 2023, a joint team comprised of the South Korean intelligence agency and four cybersecurity firms […]
South Korea’s Supreme Court is currently under investigation by the country’s law enforcement officials, who are investigating an alleged cyberattack. The attack, purportedly orchestrated by a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, targeted the judicial branch’s computer network last year. The Korean National Police Agency stated on Wednesday that they are seizing servers at the Supreme […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableOct. 6, 2023 10:40PM GMT+9 South Korea’s privacy regulator officially launched a team dedicated to addressing the concerns regarding artificial intelligence on Friday. The new unit is tasked with assisting South Korean firms to consider users’ privacy from the early stage when they develop products and services that leverage AI technologies. […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJun. 28, 2023 6:45PM GMT+9 The South Korean intelligence agency warned the public of North Korean cyberattacks on Wednesday, especially guiding them to delete the authentication software “MagicLine4NX” from any devices in use. According to the National Intelligence Service, around 50 organizations have already been infected by malicious codes which were […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableJun. 23, 2023 7:53PM GMT+9 Updated Jul. 24, 2023 9:15PM GMT+9 South Korea’s top digital policy official shared his visions on rapidly developing artificial intelligence on Friday, saying that the latest technologies should harmonize with the protection of personal information. “During the process of using AI and collecting data for its […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableJun. 13, 2023 7:44PM GMT+9 The South Korean government is looking into relaxing a rule that requires personal information handlers to change their password every six months. In a press release on Monday, the Office for Government Policy Coordination Prime Minister’s Secretariat stated that the password replacement rule was included among […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJun. 12, 2023 8:08PM GMT+9 Two fraudsters who conspired to extort romance scam victims and succeeded in draining their targets of hundreds of thousands of dollars were indicted by South Korean law enforcement. It was revealed that one of the accused had disguised himself as a fellow victim when contacting genuine […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableJun. 1, 2023 7:22PM GMT+9 The South Korean government is increasing their efforts to deter phone scams, applying an artificial intelligence model that offers a detailed picture of the phone scamming ecosystem. In a press release on Wednesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated that they analyzed 12,323 scam […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMay 17, 2023 7:19PM GMT+9 Cybercriminals actively used stolen credentials to gain initial access to their targets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region last year, according to a cybersecurity expert on Wednesday. Oh Jin-suk, the head of security engineers in South Korea and North Asia at Mandiant, now officially owned by Google, […]
