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Security leaders discussed North Korean crypto heists

Security leaders discussed North Korean crypto heists

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 31, 2023 7:50PM GMT+9 Heads of national cybersecurity in South Korea convened on Thursday to discuss strategies to deter the escalating hacking attacks carried out by the North Korean regime. The National Security Research Institute (NSR) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS)

North Korea exploits authentication software to hack South Korea

North Korea exploits authentication software to hack South Korea

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 30, 2023 7:50PM GMT+9 North Korean hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in a popular South Korean authentication software program that is installed on 10 million personal computers and have succeeded in infiltrating 210 devices belonging to 60 organizations so far, the

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

Microsoft adopts latest AI in cyber defense

Microsoft adopts latest AI in cyber defense

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 29, 2023 7:55PM GMT+9 Updated Mar. 30, 2023 7:36PM GMT+9 Microsoft launched an artificial intelligence chatbot designed to ease the workload of cybersecurity professionals. According to a press release on Tuesday, Microsoft explained that the new tool named “Security Copilot”

Korean government removes vulnerable CCTVs after video leak

Korean government removes vulnerable CCTVs after video leak

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 28, 2023 6:30PM GMT+9 Local governments in South Korea are no longer allowed to use CCTV cameras that have not gone through security verification by an official testing institute. Security standards for video recording devices in the public sector were no more

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

[Weekend Briefing] South Korea’s core technology leaked to foreign countries

[Weekend Briefing] South Korea’s core technology leaked to foreign countries

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 24, 2023 7:53PM 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

Opinion: Why I went public with the CTI company I founded 19 years ago

Opinion: Why I went public with the CTI company I founded 19 years ago

By Kihong Kim, CEO of SANDS Lab Mar. 21, 2023 8:10PM GMT+9 “Technology-driven intelligence companies, such as SANDS Lab, can have a positive impact on the security market by entering KOSDAQ.” This is the suggestion that I heard from an industry expert after completing the final evaluation for

South Korea, US to boost joint research in cybersecurity

South Korea, US to boost joint research in cybersecurity

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 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

South Korea, Germany issued joint alert on Kimsuky exploiting Google

South Korea, Germany issued joint alert on Kimsuky exploiting Google

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 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