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South Korea covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to South Korea, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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A nation-state threat actor with ties to North Korea has been linked to an ongoing campaign targeting South Korean business, government, and cryptocurrency sectors
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run malicious code provided by them
Weak Encryption, Data Transfers to China, Hidden ByteDance Links FoundSecurity researchers found DeepSeek AI has weak encryption, SQL injection flaws and sends user data to Chinese state-linked entities. Its AI model failed jailbreak tests, making it prone to manipulation. Regulators in Europe, South Korea, and Australia are investigating, with bans and warnings issued over security risks.