Security News > 2022 > May > South Korean and US presidents gang up on North Korea's cyber-offensives
US president Biden and South Korea's new president Yoon Suk Yeol have pledged further co-operation in many technologies, including joint efforts to combat North Korea.
North Korea stands accused of running many offensive operations online.
Last month, the US government offered a reward of up to $5 million for information to disrupt North Korea's cryptocurrency theft, cyber-espionage, and other illicit state-backed activities.
South Korea and the US also pledged further co-operation to safeguard emerging technologies, and address supply chain issues.
South Korea and the US also said they'd clean up domestic abuse - for instance in areas of promoting gender equity and safety, by founding the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse.
There are commitments on space, health and climate change initiatives, a pilot program to ease travel between the two countries by reducing human interaction at the airport, and a magnanimous offer to supply North Korea with vaccines as the country experiences a COVID wave and widespread lockdowns.
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