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South Korea is seeking to advance its governance over data flow as the country’s privacy agency launches an expert committee dedicated to transmitting data across borders. On January 30, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) held an inauguration ceremony and announced the formation of the Expert Committee for Cross-border Transfer. The committee is comprised of […]
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South Korea’s intelligence agency announced on Wednesday that it will thoroughly prepare to prevent North Korean and Chinese cyberattacks from influencing South Korea’s election. On January 24, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) held a briefing at the National Cyber Security Center and stated that North Korea and China were identified as the main axes of […]
South Korea’s efforts to grapple with technology theft takes a huge leap forward as the country’s top court seeks to introduce harsher sentencing guidelines that could increase punishments meted out to convicted offenders. On January 19, the Sentencing Commission, which is affiliated with the Supreme Court, disclosed the result of two plenary sessions held on […]
South Korea is seeking to expand its security-certified Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally as it takes its first step towards broadening its market in the Asia Pacific region. On December 14 in Singapore, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) signed a memorandum of understanding concerning […]
South Korean police are investigating a group of North Korea-affiliated hackers for their involvement in stealing approximately 250 files of data related to the nation’s defense technologies. On December 4, the Seoul Metropolitan Police stated in a press release that North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals carried out attacks against multiple South Korean companies, including those in the […]
A South Korean man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding more than a hundred people through a cross-border telephone scam that spanned nearly six years. According to local news outlet Yonhap News Agency, the Daejon District Court ordered the forty-one-year-old suspect, who was the leader of the phone scamming operation, to pay […]
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, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) disclosed the result of their ongoing investigation into a North Korean hacking […]
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 the same charges. In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office stated that the defendants […]
A manufacturing company that used a rival company’s core intellectual property in its own production was found not guilty of stealing trade secrets by a South Korean court. Information that is not protected with minimum security measures cannot be considered trade secrets, the court ruled. According to a local news report by The Herald Business […]
