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Hackers claim to breach South Korean tax agency

Hackers claim to breach South Korean tax agency

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 30, 2023 7:48PM GMT+9 A ransomware hacking group known as LockBit claimed to have breached the South Korean tax agency’s website. On Wednesday, the cybercriminals posted the National Tax Service’s domain name on its leak site. A leak site is

Microsoft adopts latest AI in cyber defense

Microsoft adopts latest AI in cyber defense

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 29, 2023 7:55PM GMT+9 Updated Mar. 30, 2023 7:36PM GMT+9 Microsoft launched an artificial intelligence chatbot designed to ease the workload of cybersecurity professionals. According to a press release on Tuesday, Microsoft explained that the new tool named “Security Copilot”

Over 70% of privacy violation victims reach settlement in mediation

Over 70% of privacy violation victims reach settlement in mediation

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 27, 2023 7:30PM GMT+9 Three out of four South Koreans who seek compensation for privacy violations have reached a settlement through the assistance of the nation’s privacy watchdog last year. According to the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) on Sunday, 206

[Weekend Briefing] South Korea’s core technology leaked to foreign countries

[Weekend Briefing] South Korea’s core technology leaked to foreign countries

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 24, 2023 7:53PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics

McDonald’s faces 706 million won in fines over data violation

McDonald’s faces 706 million won in fines over data violation

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 23, 2023 7:32PM GMT+9 The US burger giant’s South Korea operation has been fined 706 million won (roughly $551,000) for breaking the nation’s data privacy laws for its treatment of South Korean users’ information. The South Korean privacy regulator,

South Korea, US to boost joint research in cybersecurity

South Korea, US to boost joint research in cybersecurity

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 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

[Weekend Briefing] Chinese security cameras and data breach

[Weekend Briefing] Chinese security cameras and data breach

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 10, 2023 8:00PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics

Meta, Google challenge South Korea’s privacy watchdog in court

Meta, Google challenge South Korea’s privacy watchdog in court

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 8, 2023 10:20PM GMT+9 A South Korean regulator is bracing for a legal battle with Facebook parent Meta and Google after the companies filed a lawsuit last month against the privacy watchdog’s decision to give them the largest fine in the

South Korea to host UN tech group’s cybersecurity meeting in August

South Korea to host UN tech group’s cybersecurity meeting in August

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 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

[Weekend Briefing] North Korean missiles and cyberspace

[Weekend Briefing] North Korean missiles and cyberspace

By Dain Oh and Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 3, 2023 8:00PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a