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[Weekend Briefing] North Korean hackers are everywhere

[Weekend Briefing] North Korean hackers are everywhere

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 31, 2023 8:10PM 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

South Korea embraces quantum cryptographic devices in public sector

South Korea embraces quantum cryptographic devices in public sector

By Dain Oh, The Readable Mar. 27, 2023 7:48PM GMT+9 The South Korean intelligence agency announced on Monday that they will start security testing on quantum cryptographic devices next week. This means that public institutions in South Korea will be able to adopt devices which are made with

[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

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,

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

[Weekend Briefing] Chinese security cameras and data breach

[Weekend Briefing] Chinese security cameras and data breach

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 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

South Korea to host UN tech group’s cybersecurity meeting in August

South Korea to host UN tech group’s cybersecurity meeting in August

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 6, 2023 7:22PM GMT+9 South Korea has been selected to be the venue for an intergovernmental meeting on cybersecurity, which operates under the United Nation’s technology group, in the second half of this year. The Ministry of Science and ICT said

[Weekend Briefing] North Korean missiles and cyberspace

[Weekend Briefing] North Korean missiles and cyberspace

By Dain Oh and Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 3, 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

SK Shieldus being sold to Swedish private equity firm

SK Shieldus being sold to Swedish private equity firm

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Mar. 2, 2023 9:48PM GMT+9 South Korea’s biggest cybersecurity company is facing a change in ownership as its largest shareholder announced their plan to sell almost half of its shares to a Swedish private equity firm. Park Jung-ho, the CEO of SK

[REAIM 2023] International community calls for responsible use of AI in military

[REAIM 2023] International community calls for responsible use of AI in military

By Kuksung Nam, The Readable Feb. 17, 2023 8:00PM GMT+9 Updated Feb. 20, 2023 8:45PM GMT+9 Leaders and delegates around the world convened on Wednesday to discuss the challenges and risks of using artificial intelligence (AI) and the need to prioritize the accountable adaptation of emerging