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Korea warns last year’s hacking fallout could fuel new cyber threats - UPI.com
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (334+ words) Jan. 27 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT warned Tuesday that the impact of last year's large-scale hacking incidents is far from over, cautioning that leaked personal data could be exploited in more sophisticated cyberattacks this year. According…...
Investigation of Coupang must balance enforcement with efficiency
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (478+ words) Investigation of Coupang must balance enforcement with efficiency'upi.com Investigation of Coupang must balance enforcement with efficiency Jan. 27 (Asia Today) -- A recent wave of government investigations centered on one company recalls the Korean proverb about burning down a thatched house…...
Accelerated OPCON Transfer Must Avoid a Security Vacuum
3+ hour ago (334+ words) Jan. 27 (Asia Today) -- Recent remarks by Elbridge Colby, U.S. deputy secretary of defense for policy, have reignited debate over the pace of South Korea's wartime operational control transfer. Colby, regarded as a key security strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump and an…...
Deepfake porn apps downloaded 705 million times on Apple, Google stores
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (238+ words) Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Apple and Google app stores have applications that generate images of women with their clothes removed with AI, a tech watchdog reported Tuesday. The Tech Transparency Project found 55 apps on Google Play and 47 on the Apple App…...
Spain drops probe into targeting of Pedro Sanchez with Pegasus spyware - UPI.com
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (420+ words) Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A judge in Spain's highest court accused Israel of refusing to cooperate with a long-running investigation into the use of Israeli-developed Pegasus spyware to bug the phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and members of his government. Jose…...
Tech leak cases jump 40% in South Korea, over half tied to China - UPI.com
1+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) Jan. 19 (Asia Today) -- South Korean police said Monday they arrested 378 people last year in technology leak cases, a jump of more than 40% from the previous year, with more than half of overseas leak incidents linked to China. The National Police…...
Coupang announces $1.17 billion compensation plan over data leaks - UPI.com
4+ week, 1+ day ago (301+ words) SEOUL, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Coupang, South Korea's leading online retailer, said Monday it would provide $1.17 billion in compensation to clients because of a large-scale personal data breach. Beginning Jan. 15, the company plans to offer discounts and coupons worth about $35 each to…...
Ministry rebukes Coupang over data probe claim - UPI.com
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (214+ words) Dec. 26 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) said Thursday it had lodged a strong protest after Coupang unilaterally disclosed what it called investigation results into a customer data breach, stressing that the claims have not been…...
Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 -- here's what's coming next - UPI.com
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (217+ words) Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly…...
Shinhan Card reports massive data breaches - UPI.com
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (710+ words) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Shinhan Card, one of the country's top credit card issuers, reported a massive data leak Tuesday. The Seoul-based company said more than 190,000 cases of potential data exposure have been identified that involve merchant partners' personal and business…...