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International task force takes down world’s biggest ransomware group LockBit

International task force takes down world’s biggest ransomware group LockBit

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 22, 2024 9:50PM GMT+9 A collaborative task force named “Operation Cronos,” involving the National Crime Agency (NCA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol, and other international partners, successfully infiltrated and disrupted LockBit, one of the world's most prevalent ransomware variants. In

South Korea bolsters national cybersecurity workforce statistics

South Korea bolsters national cybersecurity workforce statistics

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 19, 2024 9:05PM GMT+9 Updated Feb. 21, 2024 9:00PM GMT+9 South Korea’s Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) announced on Monday its plans to compile statistics on the cybersecurity workforce. This initiative, requested by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), will

North Korea uses OpenAI tools for cyber offense tasks

North Korea uses OpenAI tools for cyber offense tasks

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 16, 2024 8:46PM GMT+9 On Wednesday, Microsoft and OpenAI, companies partnered in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, disclosed that Kimsuky, a hacking group based in North Korea, has utilized OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) to aid in their hacking

South Korea prosecutor goes hard on juvenile hacker who stole 1.4 million eBooks

South Korea prosecutor goes hard on juvenile hacker who stole 1.4 million eBooks

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 14, 2024 8:55PM GMT+9 The prosecutors’ office in South Korea has filed an appeal against a district court’s ruling to refer an 18-year-old hacker to juvenile court. The individual in question hacked and released at least 5,000 eBooks last May.

Expert proposes immediate attention for addressing AI bias in security measures

Expert proposes immediate attention for addressing AI bias in security measures

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 7, 2024 3:07PM GMT+9 At the seventh National Strategy Forum, hosted by the Korean Association of Cybersecurity Studies (KACS) on Tuesday, Yoo Ji-yeon, a professor at Sangmyung University’s Intelligent Engineering Informatics for Human Department, emphasized that addressing bias in artificial intelligence

South Korea announces stringent measures against privacy problems in personalized advertising

South Korea announces stringent measures against privacy problems in personalized advertising

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Feb. 2, 2024 10:08PM GMT+9 The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of South Korea, in a briefing held on Wednesday, announced detailed policy plans specifying that users’ behavioral information—data related to internet activity—must be processed in a manner that does not

“The world should unite to improve security,” says Microsoft senior researcher

“The world should unite to improve security,” says Microsoft senior researcher

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Jan. 30, 2024 8:50PM GMT+9 As cyberattacks grow sophisticated beyond the point where cyberdefense companies working independently will be less and less able to defend against them, the need for collaboration within the field is more important than ever. “Security companies might be

South Korea reinspects election security prior to general election

South Korea reinspects election security prior to general election

By Hongeun Im, The Readable Jan. 25, 2024 9:38PM GMT+9 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