Cybersecurity News that Matters
Cybersecurity News that Matters
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 19, 2023 8:53PM GMT+9 The ransomware group LockBit might have uploaded the domain name of the South Korean tax agency on their dark web leak site as part of an April Fool’s Day prank, South Korean cybersecurity experts suggested. The threat intelligence experts from SK Shieldus, the country’s leading cybersecurity […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 18, 2023 7:20PM GMT+9 A South Korean national security adviser is headed to Lithuania on Monday to attend an international conference aimed at enhancing cybersecurity cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states and Asia-Pacific countries. Lim Jong-deuk, the second deputy national security adviser, is visiting the capital […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 14, 2023 6:36PM GMT+9 As North Korea continues their illicit cyber activities to fund the country’s nuclear missile programs, the leading experts in South Korea and the United States convened on Friday to discuss a practical partnership to hinder the North Korean cyber operations. “We have to take care of […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 3, 2023 6:43PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 8, 2023 1:25PM GMT+9 The National Tax Service said on Monday that they have found no evidence of data disclosure by the ransomware hacking group LockBit and stated that there was no impact on South Korean taxpayers’ records. The NTS has been cautiously monitoring […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 21, 2023 8:02PM GMT+9 South Korea and the United States will work together to boost collaborative research on cybersecurity, continuing their effort to enhance cooperation in state-of-the-art technologies. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Tuesday that they signed a joint statement of intent with the U.S. Department of […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 20, 2023 7:05PM GMT+9 The intelligence agencies in South Korea and Germany issued a joint alert on Monday regarding the latest cyberattack by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky. This is the second joint alert that the South Korean spy agency issued with a foreign intelligence agency, following the […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 6, 2023 7:22PM GMT+9 South Korea has been selected to be the venue for an intergovernmental meeting on cybersecurity, which operates under the United Nation’s technology group, in the second half of this year. The Ministry of Science and ICT said in a statement on March 4 that the meeting […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJan. 11, 2023 8:16PM KST The National Intelligence Service announced on Wednesday that it has tentatively confirmed the security requirements for iPhone, liberating Apple users who were not allowed to use their devices at work in the public sector. As the highest government body which sets the security standards for products […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableDec. 29, 2022 8:00PM KST Updated Dec. 30, 2022 2:50PM KST On a Saturday afternoon, a disturbing link was uploaded to a company’s communication channel containing information about vulnerabilities that were discovered in a particular software application. One member of the firm recognized the seriousness of the situation and thought to […]
The South Korean military is planning to hold a virtual multinational cybersecurity training session this November. The participants are ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In addition, there are eight other countries taking part: Australia, India, Japan, New […]
