Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. Dain Oh and Minkyung Shin collaborate in monitoring, selecting, and reviewing the news articles, with Arthur Gregory Willers contributing to improve the overall readability […]

Iris scanning is becoming increasingly popular as a fast and accurate method of biometric identification, commonly used to unlock smartphones and verify financial transactions. Its contactless ease of use has led to widespread adoption across various industries. However, despite its convenience, iris scanning raises significant concerns regarding data sensitivity and potential breaches. While advancements in […]

On Tuesday, the Gender Equality and Family Committee in South Korea passed legislation aimed at protecting children and youth from deepfake pornography. This bill, which includes amendments concerning the punishment of sexual crimes and the protection of juveniles, is set to be finalized in a plenary session on September 26. During the meeting, the standing […]

Smishing, a type of cyberattack that uses phishing through text messages, is on the rise, especially during South Korean holidays. However, the arrest rate for these crimes remains low. According to Jung Hee-yong, a member of South Korea’s 22nd National Assembly, the number of smishing incidents surged during Chuseok, a South Korean national holiday when […]

Telegram’s artificial intelligence bot, a core feature of the popular messaging app, is being misused to generate deepfake pornography. In response to this alarming trend, South Korean police and the Ministry of Education have formed a task force to investigate and tackle the problem. On Wednesday, the Cybercrime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police […]

Amid a nationwide strike by South Korean doctors that has stretched on for more than six months, tensions have escalated as a list of doctors who have returned to work was recently circulated online, sparking concern over doxing and potential threats to those breaking ranks. Initially uploaded to the file-sharing website Pastebin on August 9, […]

A Kentucky man has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison after faking his own death by hacking a government system to evade child support payments, according to U.S. prosecutors. Jesse Kipf, a 39-year-old man from Somerset, Kentucky, faked his own death in January 2023 to avoid paying child support. Kipf accomplished […]

Last May, the Cybercrime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced the arrest of five individuals for illegally creating and distributing doctored pornographic images using photos of female acquaintances. Two of the offenders, both graduates of Seoul National University (SNU), took photos of 61 victims, including SNU alumni, from their personal social media […]

The South Korean data protection authority announced Thursday that it has fined the Chinese shopping application AliExpress approximately 2 billion won ($1.44 million). The fine was imposed for the company’s transfer of South Korean customer data to 180,000 Chinese sellers. This marks the first instance of a company being fined in South Korea for violating […]

South Korean police have raised concerns about the rise of sexual cyberbullying among teenagers, including an increase in the creation and distribution of abusive sexual images and videos. On Tuesday, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency released data on school bullying and teen crime, detailing the period from January to June of this year. According to […]