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Hackers claim to breach South Korean tax agency

Hackers claim to breach South Korean tax agency

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 30, 2023 7:48PM GMT+9 A ransomware hacking group known as LockBit claimed to have breached the South Korean tax agency’s website. On Wednesday, the cybercriminals posted the National Tax Service’s domain name on its leak site. A leak site is

Over 70% of privacy violation victims reach settlement in mediation

Over 70% of privacy violation victims reach settlement in mediation

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 27, 2023 7:30PM GMT+9 Three out of four South Koreans who seek compensation for privacy violations have reached a settlement through the assistance of the nation’s privacy watchdog last year. According to the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) on Sunday, 206

McDonald’s faces 706 million won in fines over data violation

McDonald’s faces 706 million won in fines over data violation

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 23, 2023 7:32PM GMT+9 The US burger giant’s South Korea operation has been fined 706 million won (roughly $551,000) for breaking the nation’s data privacy laws for its treatment of South Korean users’ information. The South Korean privacy regulator,

Most popular messaging app in Korea faces controversy over security

Most popular messaging app in Korea faces controversy over security

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 14, 2023 5:44PM GMT+9 KakaoTalk, a mobile messaging application used by almost the entire population of South Korea, has been wrapped up in a massive controversy over personal data breaches. Its open chat rooms, which are supposed to protect the anonymity of

CCTV footage from plastic surgeon’s office dispersed onto obscene websites

CCTV footage from plastic surgeon’s office dispersed onto obscene websites

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 10, 2023 7:22PM GMT+9 Camera footage that shows medical examinations in a plastic surgeon’s office in Seoul has been exposed online and is being circulated through obscene websites based in China. The South Korean police launched an investigation to trace the

Meta, Google challenge South Korea’s privacy watchdog in court

Meta, Google challenge South Korea’s privacy watchdog in court

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 8, 2023 10:20PM GMT+9 A South Korean regulator is bracing for a legal battle with Facebook parent Meta and Google after the companies filed a lawsuit last month against the privacy watchdog’s decision to give them the largest fine in the

[101] Forgot Password? How to manage passwords properly

[101] Forgot Password? How to manage passwords properly

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 1, 2023 2:30PM GMT+9 * This article was written in collaboration with Ringle. Are you someone who always forgets passwords and finds yourself struggling to reset login information? Welcome to the club! It has only been more and more difficult to remember every

[Weekend Briefing] Data breach exposed test scores of 270,000 high school students

[Weekend Briefing] Data breach exposed test scores of 270,000 high school students

By Kuksung Nam and Dain Oh, The Readable Feb. 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

LG Uplus invests $80M in cybersecurity after undergoing serial breaches

LG Uplus invests $80M in cybersecurity after undergoing serial breaches

By Dain Oh, The Readable Feb. 16, 2023 9:40PM GMT+9 South Korean telecommunication conglomerate LG Uplus announced on Thursday that the company will increase its cybersecurity spending by three folds, which amounts to 100 billion won (approximately $80 million), acknowledging its failure to protect the personal information of