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“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Yes24, one of South Korea’s largest online bookstores, allegedly paid a ransom worth tens of billions of won after hackers crippled its servers with a ransomware attack. Telus International AI, a Canadian AI data platform, was fined in South Korea following […]
Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. South Korea is grappling with a wave of cybersecurity crises, as a string of data breaches and system failures spark public outcry and regulatory […]
Daily Briefing is a curated listicle made available by The Readable. We select a handful of significant stories worth sharing with our readers and present them in an easy-to-read, accessible format. Cyber threats and leadership shifts are drawing attention across key sectors. In South Korea, a ransomware attack has disrupted services at the country’s largest […]
South Korea unveiled a master plan on Monday to promote 12 national strategic technologies, including semiconductors, cybersecurity, and quantum computing. In a document jointly signed by the heads of 22 government organizations, the South Korean government announced an investment of over 30 trillion won (approximately $23 billion) over the next five years to accelerate research […]
Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris on August 24 for allegedly permitting the platform to be used for criminal activities, according to French media reports. In a press release on Monday, the Paris judicial court announced that Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was detained […]
Google and Australia are collaborating to reinforce software security for critical infrastructure as cyberattacks become increasingly frequent. On Thursday, Google Cloud announced in its blog post that the Google Open Source Security Team (GOSST) and Google Cloud will work together on a research partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia’s national […]
Security researchers discussed ways to utilize artificial intelligence in enhancing security in a three-day workshop. The Workshop on Dependable and Secure Computing (WDSC) 2024 was organized by the Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers (KIISE), taking place from August 19 to August 21. According to Choi Yoon-ho, a professor specializing in software and system […]
Following the major CrowdStrike outage on July 19 and the flaws discovered in Google Chrome’s update on July 24, there is an increasing need for more rigorous checks on software update vulnerabilities. The CrowdStrike outage, according to the company’s website, occurred because an automated software failed to detect an error in a problematic update. The […]
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea has assembled a joint incident response team comprising 46 public organizations to tackle cybersecurity concerns. In a statement released on August 2, the NIS announced the launch of ‘Cyber 119,’ a joint team consisting of law enforcement agencies, local governments, and other organizations in critical infrastructure sectors […]
CrowdStrike has undergone a massive cyber system outage that has lasted for six days. The incident has had a global impact, bringing many industries, governments, and businesses around the world to a standstill. Airports, hospitals, banks, and other essential services have been affected, disrupting daily life for millions of people worldwide. CrowdStrike is a leading […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is this provided free of cost to […]
A South Korean expert highlighted the country’s proactive engagement in the cyber domain, suggesting it could position South Korea as a pivotal player in the Indo-Pacific region. Jung Sung-chul, an associate professor at the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Myongji University, began his speech by discussing the role of nations in the Indo-Pacific […]
A year after the Camp David Statement, a national security expert highlighted the importance of South Korea and Japan enhancing their cybersecurity relationship, a state of affairs that could prove pivotal to the long-term success of the historic summit. On August 18, 2023, United States President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Japanese […]
