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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced on Wednesday the arrest of an alleged mastermind behind Ghost, an encrypted communication platform used exclusively by criminals. The arrest was made possible through international law enforcement efforts known as ‘Operation Kraken.’ According to an AFP press release, a 32-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged with […]
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Global leaders in defense and security from 67 countries convened in Seoul on Wednesday and Thursday to address emerging global security threats and explore strategies for countering them through international alliances. The Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD), hosted by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the Republic of Korea (MND), are now in their 13th […]
RSA Conference ― San Francisco ― Cybersecurity heads of four nations that have been sharing threat intelligence under the alliance called the “Five Eyes” participated in the RSA Conference on Tuesday, asking for multinational collaboration to defend citizens from surging ransomware attacks. The leaders asserted that all nations should participate in the International Counter Ransomware […]
RSA Conference 2023 ― San Francisco ― Forming a partnership with law enforcement is essential to proactively respond to financially motivated cybercrimes, the United States Secret Service (USSS) expert asserted on Monday. Matt O’Neill, Deputy Special Agent at the USSS Criminal Investigation Division and Head of the Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC), stressed the importance […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableApr. 21, 2023 9:13PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 22, 2023 3:05PM 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, […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 18, 2023 7:20PM GMT+9 A South Korean national security adviser is headed to Lithuania on Monday to attend an international conference aimed at enhancing cybersecurity cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states and Asia-Pacific countries. Lim Jong-deuk, the second deputy national security adviser, is visiting the capital […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableApr. 14, 2023 7:20PM 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 ReadableApr. 14, 2023 6:36PM GMT+9 As North Korea continues their illicit cyber activities to fund the country’s nuclear missile programs, the leading experts in South Korea and the United States convened on Friday to discuss a practical partnership to hinder the North Korean cyber operations. “We have to take care of […]
Talent shortage has been a deep-seated challenge in every industry, but it gets worse when it comes to information security. It was reported that an additional 3.4 million cybersecurity professionals were needed to protect organizations from threats worldwide, a 26 percent increase in the deficiency compared to the previous year, according to the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableApr. 7, 2023 8:50PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 8, 2023 1:30PM 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, […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 3, 2023 6:43PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 8, 2023 1:25PM GMT+9 The National Tax Service said on Monday that they have found no evidence of data disclosure by the ransomware hacking group LockBit and stated that there was no impact on South Korean taxpayers’ records. The NTS has been cautiously monitoring […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 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 encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]
