Cybersecurity News that Matters

Cybersecurity News that Matters

By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 21, 2023 8:02PM GMT+9 South Korea and the United States will work together to boost collaborative research on cybersecurity, continuing their effort to enhance cooperation in state-of-the-art technologies. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Tuesday that they signed a joint statement of intent with the U.S. Department of […]

By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 20, 2023 7:05PM GMT+9 The intelligence agencies in South Korea and Germany issued a joint alert on Monday regarding the latest cyberattack by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky. This is the second joint alert that the South Korean spy agency issued with a foreign intelligence agency, following the […]

By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 17, 2023 7:43PM 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 […]

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By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 21, 2023 8:02PM GMT+9 South Korea and the United States will work together to boost collaborative research on cybersecurity, continuing their effort to enhance cooperation in state-of-the-art technologies. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Tuesday that they signed a joint statement of intent with the U.S. Department of […]

By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 20, 2023 7:05PM GMT+9 The intelligence agencies in South Korea and Germany issued a joint alert on Monday regarding the latest cyberattack by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky. This is the second joint alert that the South Korean spy agency issued with a foreign intelligence agency, following the […]

By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 17, 2023 7:43PM 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 […]

By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 10, 2023 8:00PM 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 […]

By Kuksung Nam and Dain Oh, The ReadableFeb. 24, 2023 8:18PM GMT+9 Updated Feb. 27, 2023 4:55PM 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 […]

The South Korean police said on Monday that they have arrested twelve individuals belonging to a criminal group suspected of breaching 385 websites and stealing the personal data of almost 7 million customers. The leader, a 48-year-old male, a high-ranking member, a 40-year-old male, and a computer hacker, a 25-year-old male, were among seven members […]

“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 involved with a subscription, and some content, such as […]

South Korea was definitely not on the top of the priority list when a German based cybersecurity researcher first started his career back in 2003 as a software developer. Although he had encountered the country’s unique approach to online security from a German-born Korean friend in the early days of his career, his interest did […]

“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 involved with a subscription, and some content, such as […]

The number of South Korean companies who reported to the nation’s cybersecurity agency about falling victim to ransomware attacks has increased 14 times over the past five years. In 2018, 22 South Korean companies, including non-profit organizations, reported to the Korea Internet & Security Agency that they had been hit by ransomware, a cyberattack in […]

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