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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 […]
South Korean court sides with privacy agency’s decision to fine Meta Platforms Inc. for allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ private information without express consent. On Thursday October 26, Seoul Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Facebook parent company, Meta, against the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) for a […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableOct. 6, 2023 10:40PM GMT+9 South Korea’s privacy regulator officially launched a team dedicated to addressing the concerns regarding artificial intelligence on Friday. The new unit is tasked with assisting South Korean firms to consider users’ privacy from the early stage when they develop products and services that leverage AI technologies. […]
A hacking incident that exposed the private data of 230,000 users on the national employment platform is taking a new turn, as one of the affected individuals has opted to pursue legal action. On Monday, South Korean lawmaker Kim Young-jin revealed that the Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS) is now embroiled in a legal showdown […]
South Korean authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of an IT professional, detained on September 1, who faces charges of creating and selling fraudulent accounts used to impersonate law enforcement officials online. In a press release, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) disclosed that the suspect, a man in his mid-thirties, created approximately 100 counterfeit […]
The South Korean privacy regulator has announced that updated privacy laws will come into effect next week, addressing contentious issues like data sharing in life-threatening situations. In a press statement released on Tuesday, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) confirmed that amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act and associated legislation have received final approval. […]
In a breakthrough that aims to address growing privacy concerns surrounding smart infrastructure, a team of researchers has unveiled a novel approach to improve the quality of mobile crowdsensing data. By integrating dual blockchains into the latest model, the researchers anticipate not only bolstering the security of citizens’ personal information but also weeding out untrustworthy […]
Anaheim, CA ― USENIX ― While cutting-edge technology, such as smart devices installed in modern homes, exacerbates issues of interpersonal abuse, security experts have introduced a framework aimed at swiftly enhancing our understanding of the privacy violations stemming from internet-of-things (IoT) devices. During the 32nd USENIX Security Symposium, researcher Sophie Stephenson from the University of […]
The legal dispute between Apple and the parents of a young victim tragically injured during a Halloween event has reached its conclusion. The family has made the choice to withdraw their legal pursuit against the tech behemoth regarding access to their deceased child’s smartphone. The Ho law firm, acting as legal representatives for the grieving […]
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is facing a financial penalty for failing to report a data leakage of South Korean users to the country’s privacy regulator in 24 hours. In a press release on Thursday, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) stated that they held the 13th plenary meeting on July 26 and decided to impose a […]
By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Jul. 14, 2023 8:24PM GMT+9 The national electricity distributor mistakenly sent out almost 50,000 emails with users’ personal information to the wrong people more than three months ago. According to the South Korean lawmaker Kim Sung-won on Friday, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) planned to distribute 5,990,000 emails as […]
