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“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. South Korea’s intelligence agency has issued new cybersecurity guidelines for […]
On Wednesday, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported a concerning rise in cyber threats tied to North Korean IT workers. North Korean IT workers, once primarily active in the U.S., are now expanding significantly into the European market. As the U.S. strengthens its awareness and defensive measures—marked by a rise in arrests and investigations involving […]
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has recently detected advanced hacking attempts by North Korean cyber groups targeting critical government agencies and high-tech enterprises to steal confidential data and core technologies. In response, the NIS has urged affected industries to strengthen their cybersecurity measures. According to a press release on Tuesday, North Korean hacking groups […]
Kaspersky APAC Cybersecurity Weekend Conference 2022 ― Phuket ― A Korean-speaking advanced persistent threat group, Kimsuky, has built its capabilities of carrying out cyber-attacks against almost any target that it considers, a cybersecurity researcher warned Thursday. “It takes multi-stages to carry out an APT attack, which involves spear phishing emails and Microsoft Word documents in […]
South Korean and U.S. government officials met in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to augment coordination against North Korean cyber threats. A day before the meeting, the U.S. government put sanctions on a virtual currency mixer, Tornado Cash, which is allegedly abused as a money laundering program by North Korean hackers. According to a press release […]
We picked five stories for you. Have a great weekend! 1. South Korea and U.S. Agreed to Strengthen Cyber Deterrence Against North Korea South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden held a summit meeting in Seoul last Saturday. In the joint statement after their first diplomatic engagement, the two leaders agreed […]
