A financially motivated cybercriminal group known as UNC6040 has been implicated in a global voice phishing (or “vishing”) campaign that targets companies using Salesforce, according to newly published research from Google Cloud’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The attackers are not exploiting software vulnerabilities—instead, they are manipulating people. UNC6040 has been contacting employees under the guise […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. This is Dain Oh reporting from South Korea, and here is your weekend briefing. 1. SK Telecom data breach triggers mass exodus and regulatory backlash – The Readable SK Telecom experienced one of South Korea’s most serious cybersecurity breaches, with a […]
With a customer base of more than 300,000 organizations worldwide, Atlassian’s platforms—Jira, Trello, Confluence, Loom, and newer additions like Rovo and Compass—have become essential tools for teams to plan, build, and innovate. However, that expansive reach also brings significant responsibility: ensuring these tools remain secure in the face of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat landscape. […]
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South Koreans should be cautious of email phishing scams as they are the most prolific attacks deployed against the country, warned a cybersecurity expert on Wednesday. “A lot of people underestimate the impact of email-based attacks. Even security experts regard them as something harmless that they encounter every day,” said Mun Chong-hyun, director of the […]
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Editor’s note: As of July 6, The Readable has started publishing business press releases, responding to a high demand for publication. To provide readers with industrial insights at a glance, The Readable summarizes each press release with the help of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The compressed information is reviewed by journalists at The Readable prior to publication. […]
Editor’s note: As of July 6, The Readable has started publishing business press releases, responding to a high demand for publication. To provide readers with industrial insights at a glance, The Readable summarizes each press release with the help of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The compressed information is reviewed by journalists at The Readable prior to publication. […]
Updated Jul. 18, 2023 7:49PM GMT+9 South Korea should be making efforts to train the cyber defenders rather than the offenders to protect the country from a new era where everything is connected to the internet, according to a cybersecurity professional on Friday. “South Korea is more reliant to the internet than North Korea. The […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJun. 30, 2023 9:45PM GMT+9 Updated Jul. 1, 2023 12:50AM 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 encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, […]
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea published a security guideline on Thursday regarding generative artificial intelligence technology. In the 60 pages of instructions, the spy agency specified security threats that may result from using generative AI and recommended that users not enter any classified or sensitive information into the latest technology. “While ChatGPT came […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJun. 23, 2023 8:30PM 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 encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]