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South Korea issues guidelines on secure AI development alongside 17 countries

South Korea issues guidelines on secure AI development alongside 17 countries

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 28, 2023 7:40PM GMT+9 The South Korean intelligence agency released safety guidelines on artificial intelligence on Tuesday in collaboration with seventeen countries, stressing that cutting-edge AI technology must be developed and implemented with security in mind first and foremost. On November 28,

South Korea joins NATO’s Cyber Coalition for the first time

South Korea joins NATO’s Cyber Coalition for the first time

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 27, 2023 8:00PM GMT+9 Updated Nov. 27, 2023 8:25PM GMT+9 South Korea, in process of expanding its ties with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the area of cyber defense, announced that it will participate for the first time

North Korean hackers compromised more than 1,400 emails to harvest crypto

North Korean hackers compromised more than 1,400 emails to harvest crypto

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 22, 2023 8:43PM GMT+9 A North Korean state-sponsored hacking group compromised more than 1,400 individuals through an email phishing attack and then used the stolen credentials to steal digital assets, according to the South Korean police on Wednesday. On November 22,

Data recovery firm indicted for conspiring with ransomware hackers for four years

Data recovery firm indicted for conspiring with ransomware hackers for four years

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 21, 2023 7:45PM GMT+9 A South Korean entrepreneur who runs a data recovery firm was indicted on charges of conspiring with ransomware hackers for nearly four years, South Korean prosecutors announced on Monday. An employee of the firm was also indicted under

South Korea’s government network collapsed for nearly 48 hours

South Korea’s government network collapsed for nearly 48 hours

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 20, 2023 7:10PM GMT+9 South Korea experienced a massive breakdown in its government network for nearly two days, leaving citizens and public service workers on edge before its full restoration on Sunday evening. On November 19, the Ministry of the Interior and

More than 20 cases of trade secret theft discovered in nationwide crackdown

More than 20 cases of trade secret theft discovered in nationwide crackdown

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 15, 2023 7:38PM GMT+9 The South Korean police conducted a nationwide operation to capture criminals who passed trading secrets overseas, discovering more than twenty cases of alleged technology theft, according to the Korean National Police Agency on Wednesday. In a press release,

Chinese firms spread propaganda through fake South Korean news sites

Chinese firms spread propaganda through fake South Korean news sites

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 14, 2023 7:10PM GMT+9 A Chinese marketing firm created more than a dozen fake news websites and conducted propaganda campaigns against South Koreans, according to the South Korean intelligence agency on Monday. In a report, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the

AI assists in detecting abusive online images in 22 seconds

AI assists in detecting abusive online images in 22 seconds

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 13, 2023 8:30PM GMT+9 The Seoul Metropolitan Government successively removed explicit images and videos of a teenage victim with the help of artificial intelligence. The AI detected the materials within 22 seconds of their being uploaded, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government

Top financial security official recommends addressing “the human element” to more fully strengthen banking security

Top financial security official recommends addressing “the human element” to more fully strengthen banking security

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 9, 2023 10:38PM GMT+9 Financial institutions need to pay more and better attention to the “human element” in their quest to create a fully secure banking system if they hope to be able to counter emerging cyber threats, stressed Kim Chul-woong, South

Cybersecurity expert warns of possible backdoor attacks against AI

Cybersecurity expert warns of possible backdoor attacks against AI

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Nov. 8, 2023 10:22PM GMT+9 Bad actors could compromise artificial intelligence models by installing backdoors and using them to exploit their targets secretly, warned a cybersecurity expert on Wednesday. Lim Jong-in, Distinguished Professor in the School of Cybersecurity at Korea University, speaking at