Collaborate Disseminate
There was a bit of excitement recently at the Naro Space Center on Outer Naro Island, just off the southern coast of the Korea Peninsula. The domestically developed South Korean Nuri …read more Continue reading South Korean KSLV-2 Nuri Rocket Almost Orbits
A parade of nations recounted grim experiences with ransomware at the start of a two-day White House-led summit on Wednesday, where the gathered officials will collaborate on how to counter the rise of digital extortion. Israel was, at the moment, dealing with an ongoing ransomware attack at a major hospital, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. Ireland and the Czech Republic have experienced similar attacks on their medical centers. South Korea has seen a 70% year-over-year increase in ransomware incidents, and the United Arab Emirates has seen a 200% rise. Each anecdote, each statistic fed into the White House message for the day that ransomware is a global issue that will require collective action. Scheduled sessions will cover resilience, illicit finance, disrupting criminals and diplomacy, each led by officials from a different country. “No one country, no one group can solve this problem,” said U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. “Transnational criminals […]
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The White House on Wednesday and Thursday will convene meetings with representatives from more than 30 countries to discuss how to counter ransomware, leaving out the country the president most frequently criticizes for hosting gangs of hackers: Russia. “Participants will cover everything from efforts to improve national resilience, to experiences addressing the misuse of virtual currency to launder ransom payments, our respective efforts to disrupt and prosecute ransomware criminals and diplomacy as a tool to counter ransomware,” a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. The official didn’t specify why Russia didn’t get an invitation beyond unnamed “constraints.” The lack of an invitation this time “doesn’t preclude future opportunities for them to participate.” The U.S. also has other avenues for discussing ransomware with the Kremlin, the official said. The lack of an invitation for Russia exemplifies the tensions over when the U.S. might involve more adversarial nations in discussions over […]
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I hate to give advice to those who work for cybercrime gangs, but maybe – if they care about their liberty – they should think long and hard before making any international travel plans.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Alleged Russian malware developer arrested after being stranded in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic
North Korean hackers broke their way into the IT systems of the South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), according to a statement issued by the government-funded organisation. Continue reading North Korean hackers exploit VPN bug to gain access to South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute
For the first time since its inception, the Korea Communications Commission this week revoked the regulatory approvals of 1,696 telecommunications devices from 378 companies, both foreign and domestic. Those companies …read more Continue reading 1700 Regulatory Approvals Revoked in South Korea
By Deeba Ahmed
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has disclosed that its internal network suffered a cyber attack by hackers from North Korea.
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Authorities in South Korea have filed charges against employees at a computer repair store.
What are the nine charged employees of the company alleged to have done? Created and installed ransomware onto the computers of their customers, netting mor… Continue reading Repairmen suspected of installing ransomware on customers’ PCs. Arrests in South Korea
The National Police of Ukraine is crowing about arresting eight alleged ransomware scrotes from the Clop gang.
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Hackers recently breached the IT systems of McDonald’s and accessed email addresses, phone numbers and delivery addresses for certain customers in South Korea and Taiwan, the fast food giant said Friday. “In the coming days, a few additional markets will take steps to address files that contained employee personal data,” McDonald’s said in an emailed statement. The burger chain said it quickly identified and contained the breach, which involved a “small number of files.” No customer payment information was affected, according to McDonald’s. The breach also involved business contact information of U.S. employees and franchisees, the Wall Street Journal reported. In some cases, the intruders also accessed data about restaurant seating capacity and the square footage of play areas, the Journal reported. It was unclear who was responsible for the hack. A McDonald’s spokesperson did not respond to an emailed question on who the culprit might be. McDonald’s, which reported […]
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