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South Korea kills ActiveX-based government digital certificate service
2020-12-10 04:31

In 1965, Gordon Moore published a short informal paper, Cramming more components onto integrated circuits. Based on not much more but these few data points and his knowledge of silicon chip development - he was head of R&D at Fairchild Semiconductors, the company that was to seed Silicon Valley - he said that for the next decade, component counts by area could double every year.

Netskope expands the Netskope NewEdge network with a new data center in Seoul, South Korea
2020-11-18 00:30

Netskope announced the expansion of the Netskope NewEdge network with a new data center in Seoul, South Korea. Serving millions of enterprise users around the world, Netskope NewEdge is a carrier-grade, security private cloud network that is reserved exclusively for Netskope customers.

Lazarus Group Targets South Korea via Supply Chain Attack
2020-11-16 16:47

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Lazarus has been targeting users in South Korea through a supply chain attack that involves software typically required by government and financial organizations, ESET reported on Monday. Lazarus is the most well known hacker group that is believed to be operating on behalf of the North Korean government, with attacks ranging from espionage to profit-driven operations.

Trojanized Security Software Hits South Korea Users in Supply-Chain Attack
2020-11-16 02:29

Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a novel supply chain attack in South Korea that abuses legitimate security software and stolen digital certificates to distribute remote administration tools on target systems. Attributing the operation to the Lazarus Group, also known as Hidden Cobra, Slovak internet security company ESET said the state-sponsored threat actor leveraged the mandatory requirement that internet users in the country must install additional security software in order to avail Internet banking and essential government services.

South Korea-Linked Hackers Targeted Chinese Government via VPN Zero-Day
2020-04-06 18:20

A threat actor linked to South Korea has launched attacks against Chinese government agencies using a zero-day vulnerability affecting a local VPN service, Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 reported on Monday. Qihoo 360 does not directly accuse South Korea of being behind the attacks, but says the threat actor is located in the Korean Peninsula and notes that its victims include North Korea.

Cyberspies Target Hundreds of Industrial Firms in South Korea, Other Countries
2019-12-18 12:45

A cyber-espionage group has targeted hundreds of industrial companies in South Korea and other countries using malware designed to help hackers steal passwords and documents, industrial...

Facebook Sues South Korea Data Analytics Firm
2019-05-11 12:53

Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the US company said Friday. read more

South Korea says mystery hackers cracked advanced weapons servers
2019-01-17 08:01

No idea who could have been behind this one... The South Korea Ministry of National Defense says 10 of its internal PCs have been compromised by North Korea unknown hackers .…

Operation Oceansalt research reveals cyber-attacks targeting South Korea, USA and Canada
2018-10-18 08:05

McAfee released a report announcing the discovery of a new cyber espionage campaign targeting South Korea, the United States and Canada. The new campaign uses a data reconnaissance implant last...

GandCrab’s Rotten EGGs Hatch Ransomware in South Korea
2018-08-20 16:07

This could mark yet another reinvention for the VenusLocker group, which has mostly been focused on cryptomining this year.