Audacious plan hatched to build a floating city in South Korea

As concerns about rising sea levels continue to grow, the idea of people living in climate-resilient and sustainable floating cities is beginning to gain traction. UN-Habitat, the Bjarke Ingels Group, SAMOO (Samsung Group), Oceanix and others have join… Continue reading Audacious plan hatched to build a floating city in South Korea

Samsung confirms data breach as Lapsus$ hackers leak its source code

By Waqas
In total, Lapsus$ hackers have leaked 189 GB worth of sensitive data, while Samsung has confirmed the incident;…
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Undulating river-based park adds some green space to Seoul

Heatherwick Studio has shown a growing interest in waterfront parks in recent years. It has already completed the Little Island in New York City’s Hudson River, while The Cove in San Francisco is due to be finished in 2026. The high-profile British fir… Continue reading Undulating river-based park adds some green space to Seoul

Months-long Interpol crackdown nets more than 1,000 online fraud arrests

An Interpol operation to combat online fraud concluded with the arrests of 1,003 people and the interception of $27 million in illicit funds, according to the international police organization, which conducted the crackdown alongside 20 countries. Waged from June to September of this year, “Operation HAECHI-II” targeted online crime like romance scams, investment fraud and money laundering associated with illegal online gambling. But it also turned up a business email compromise scheme in Colombia and led to alerts about malware tied to the popular Netflix show “Squid Game.” Interpol said the crackdown demonstrated how cybercrime has risen to new levels since the outbreak of the coronavirus. It’s the latest international warning about how the pandemic has fueled a crime wave, even setting aside attacks targeting the health care sector or exploiting COVID-19 that have flourished over the past two years. “The results of Operation HAECHI-II show that the surge in […]

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Previously unreported North Korean espionage part of busy 2021 for country’s hackers

A North Korean cyber espionage group known primarily for targeting think tanks, advocacy groups, journalists and others related to Pyongyang’s adversaries around the world has been quite prolific in 2021, according to email security firm Proofpoint. The stepped-up action includes launching near-weekly attacks, among them two previously unreported campaigns. In findings published Thursday, the firm examined the activities of a group it refers to as TA406, which it considers to be one of the components of an organization known more broadly as Kimsuky that’s been active since at least 2012. The U.S. government issued a public alert to the private sector in October 2020 about Kimsuky, warning of spearphishing, watering hole attacks and other methods designed to steal credentials. TA406 targets research, education, government, media and other organizations for credential theft, Proofpoint analysts Darien Huss and Selena Larson wrote. The group’s other activities involve financial crimes and sextortion, and an increased use […]

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Volocopter performs South Korea’s first crewed air taxi flight

Volocopter’s ambitions in the flying taxi space have taken another step forward, with the startup’s electric aircraft performing its first crewed flight in South Korea. This also marks the country’s first demonstration of a crewed eVTOL aircraft, as it… Continue reading Volocopter performs South Korea’s first crewed air taxi flight

Watch out as new PhoneSpy spyware hits Android devices

By Deeba Ahmed
According to researchers, the all new PhoneSpy spyware can infiltrate Android handsets and is spread through malicious applications.
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