Cybersecurity News that Matters

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A professor from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has been sentenced to two years in prison by an appellate court for leaking core autonomous vehicle technologies to China. This decision, made on February 15, overturns the original sentence which had granted probation. The Daejeon District Court imposed a two-year prison sentence […]

Despite their shared communist ideology and recent efforts to enhance their bilateral relationship, Vietnam has identified Chinese hacker groups Mustang Panda and the advanced persistent threat (APT) actors APT31 as significant espionage threats for 2024. The Vietnamese government, drawing on an analysis by Bkav, a top cybersecurity firm in Vietnam, has released a report highlighting […]

A digital watchdog group uncovered a vast network of at least 123 fake news sites on Wednesday, originating in China and spread across 30 countries, designed to promote pro-Beijing propaganda while undermining criticisms of the Chinese government. This revelation showed that the Chinese influence operation extended well beyond the South Korean border, where similar fake […]

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A professor from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has been sentenced to two years in prison by an appellate court for leaking core autonomous vehicle technologies to China. This decision, made on February 15, overturns the original sentence which had granted probation. The Daejeon District Court imposed a two-year prison sentence […]

Despite their shared communist ideology and recent efforts to enhance their bilateral relationship, Vietnam has identified Chinese hacker groups Mustang Panda and the advanced persistent threat (APT) actors APT31 as significant espionage threats for 2024. The Vietnamese government, drawing on an analysis by Bkav, a top cybersecurity firm in Vietnam, has released a report highlighting […]

A digital watchdog group uncovered a vast network of at least 123 fake news sites on Wednesday, originating in China and spread across 30 countries, designed to promote pro-Beijing propaganda while undermining criticisms of the Chinese government. This revelation showed that the Chinese influence operation extended well beyond the South Korean border, where similar fake […]

Updated Feb. 6, 2024 10:08AM GMT+9 Over a dozen public leaders in the United States have been targeted in recent swatting attacks, and a ransomware gang threatened to swat cancer patients using compromised data if ransom demands were not met. Swatting is a harassment tactic in which a false report of a serious crime is […]

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Explore critical insights on Chinese cyber threats to U.S. infrastructure, revealed by top cyber officials in a recent Congressional hearing.
General Paul Nakasone, from left, the National Security Agency (NSA) director and the commander of the United States Cyber Command, Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Harry Coker Jr., the National Cyber Director are swearing in at a hearing titled “The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security,” held at the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. on January 31. Source: The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Top cyber officials of the United States testified before the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. on January 31 about the most pressing threats posed by Chinese hackers to U.S. critical infrastructure and American citizens. Speakers at the hearing included the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director […]

General Paul Nakasone, from left, the National Security Agency (NSA) director and the commander of the United States Cyber Command, Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Harry Coker Jr., the National Cyber Director are swearing in at a hearing titled “The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security,” held at the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. on January 31. Source: The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Discover South Korea's defense against North Korea's election meddling, as President Yoon addresses threats and strategies in the crucial defense council meeting.

“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 […]

The National Intelligence Service of South Korea (NIS) is conducting a security inspection of the National Election Commission (NEC) from January 23 to 31, fortifying national cybersecurity ahead of the general election scheduled for April. The NIS is undertaking the inspection to ensure that the security measures and requirements instituted after last year’s investigation have […]

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