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“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. […]
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) redefines both innovation and cybercrime, Google finds itself defending a new digital frontier. At the center of this effort is Gemini, the company’s powerful AI model, which has increasingly become a target for state-sponsored attackers. For Jayce Nichols, Director of Intelligence Solutions at Mandiant, part of the Google Threat Intelligence […]
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 […]
Samsung held its annual Samsung Security Tech Forum online on Tuesday and emphasized its efforts to protect the personal information of users world-wide from cyber threats, taking part in the global trend of tech companies strengthening privacy features on their devices and services. Sebastian Seung, the head of Samsung Research, kicked off the sixth annual […]
Hello, this is Kuksung Nam in South Korea. The Readable has carefully selected four news stories to share with you for the weekend. In addition to these four stories, I have also added three brief news articles that we produced this week. If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us. […]
A hacker group calling themselves SiegedSec have come forward to claim that they gained access to an information technology firm in South Korea. Through their Telegram channel, the group uploaded a video on Thursday to prove their claim, which demonstrated their ability to access an administrator account of the firm WhaTap and manipulate the service. […]
The South Korean government announced major changes to the nation’s cybersecurity regulations on Thursday. The changes encompass some of the most promising industries, such as satellite information and cloud computing, and have been developed to promote the related industries. In addition, the government stated that it will revise its certificate policy for cybersecurity products, which […]
A South Korean regulatory authority has imposed a 5 million won fine (approximately $3,800) on an all-male private high school in Gyeongju, a city in southeastern South Korea, for putting nine CCTV cameras in the school’s student bathrooms. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced the decision on Wednesday. The decision was settled in the […]
Hello, this is Kuksung Nam, Dain Oh, and Sojun Ryu in South Korea. We have picked five news stories for you. Have a great weekend! 1. Researchers Find Newest Version of LockBit Ransomware in Korea Researchers at a cybersecurity firm based in South Korea said in a report on Tuesday that they had identified the […]
Two high school students in the school district of Gwangju, a city in southwestern South Korea, are under investigation for allegedly breaking into their teachers’ office over ten times and hacking the teachers’ laptop computers to gain access to the first semester examination papers and answers. The Gwangju Seobu police, who are conducting the investigation, […]
Magnus and NoCry ransomware gangs are working together through Telegram to develop ransomware. The two gangs recently emerged in the ransomware development industry, and they are targeting not only enterprises, but also individuals. ◇ Magnus Ransomware On June 15, Magnus ransomware group uploaded a sales promotion, claiming that its ransomware can bypass antivirus software such […]
Hello, it’s Kuksung Nam and Dain Oh in South Korea. We have picked five news stories for you. For the next week, we will have summer break. Have a great weekend! 1. Ransomware Attack at Taxi Company Causes Chaos in South Korea A ransomware attack on July 17 paralyzed the networks of a taxi service […]
