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[Weekend Briefing] Undermining public trust

[Weekend Briefing] Undermining public trust

By Dain Oh, The Readable Apr. 19, 2024 9:00PM GMT+9 “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

South Korea urges AliExpress, Temu to comply with privacy laws

South Korea urges AliExpress, Temu to comply with privacy laws

Teenager appeals conviction for hacking teachers’ exam answers

Teenager appeals conviction for hacking teachers’ exam answers

Security in numbers: 388 deepfakes appeared in South Korean elections

Security in numbers: 388 deepfakes appeared in South Korean elections

Middle schoolers face investigation after fabricating inappropriate images of teachers and classmates

Middle schoolers face investigation after fabricating inappropriate images of teachers and classmates

Celebrity deepfakes: High-stake investment scams target South Korea

Celebrity deepfakes: High-stake investment scams target South Korea

[Weekend Briefing] Will AI power manipulation?

[Weekend Briefing] Will AI power manipulation?

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[Weekend Briefing] Undermining public trust

[Weekend Briefing] Undermining public trust

By Dain Oh, The Readable Apr. 19, 2024 9:00PM GMT+9 “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

Teenager appeals conviction for hacking teachers’ exam answers

Teenager appeals conviction for hacking teachers’ exam answers

Election Commission identifies over 72,000 instances of misinformation about candidates

Election Commission identifies over 72,000 instances of misinformation about candidates

Maritime cyber threats: drug trafficking and supply chain security

Maritime cyber threats: drug trafficking and supply chain security

Top national security official stresses technology protection in arms race

Top national security official stresses technology protection in arms race

Cybersecurity challenges in aviation

Cybersecurity challenges in aviation

[Weekend Briefing] Nations to hack

[Weekend Briefing] Nations to hack

World

Security in numbers: 388 deepfakes appeared in South Korean elections

Security in numbers: 388 deepfakes appeared in South Korean elections

By Dain Oh, The Readable Apr. 18, 2024 6:25PM GMT+9 In December of last year, South Korea amended the Public Official Election Act to safeguard the nation from potential harm that artificial intelligence might pose to upcoming elections. The newly instituted Article 82-8 of the law states, “No

Celebrity deepfakes: High-stake investment scams target South Korea

Celebrity deepfakes: High-stake investment scams target South Korea

[Weekend Briefing] Will AI power manipulation?

[Weekend Briefing] Will AI power manipulation?

Police identify individual responsible for fabricated video of South Korean president

Police identify individual responsible for fabricated video of South Korean president

Rise in fake news as South Korean elections draw near

Rise in fake news as South Korean elections draw near

AI-driven Chinese influence campaigns target elections across Korea, US, India, experts warn

AI-driven Chinese influence campaigns target elections across Korea, US, India, experts warn

[Weekend Briefing] Cyber build-up worldwide

[Weekend Briefing] Cyber build-up worldwide

Privacy

South Korea urges AliExpress, Temu to comply with privacy laws

South Korea urges AliExpress, Temu to comply with privacy laws

By Minkyung Shin, The Readable Apr. 19, 2024 8:13PM GMT+9 The South Korean government has urged major Chinese online marketplaces to comply with the nation’s privacy laws. On Thursday, officials from the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) met in Beijing

Middle schoolers face investigation after fabricating inappropriate images of teachers and classmates

Middle schoolers face investigation after fabricating inappropriate images of teachers and classmates

[Weekend Briefing] Treasure trove

[Weekend Briefing] Treasure trove

Credit card company secures $48M verdict following decade-long legal battle over massive data breach

Credit card company secures $48M verdict following decade-long legal battle over massive data breach

EU lawmakers stamp approval on landmark AI Act

EU lawmakers stamp approval on landmark AI Act

Japan directs Line Yahoo to separate from South Korean Naver Cloud

Japan directs Line Yahoo to separate from South Korean Naver Cloud

Counterfeit Notion website distributes malware to harvest user data

Counterfeit Notion website distributes malware to harvest user data

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South Korea issues warning on North Korean cyber threats at the UN

South Korea, US, Japan met to discuss North Korea’s cyber threats

South Korean chip makers targeted by hackers from North, spy agency warns

South Korea, Germany jointly warn of North Korea’s defense technology theft

[Weekend Briefing] Desperately creative

Geopolitics

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

Western military expert says cyberattack was not a gamechanger in Russia-Ukraine war

Increasing certainty in digital privacy: new research advances accountability-based approach

[Perspective] A wake up call we should not ignore

Banksy’s fundraising for Ukraine interrupted by ‘hostile attacks from Russia’

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