#South Korea
7 stories taggedSouth Korea.
A South Korean startup portal left its own encryption key inside the API, and attackers walked in
Encrypted user data isn't protected if the key to unlock it ships alongside the data. A government-backed platform in South Korea just learned that the hard way.
South Korea hits KT with $39 million fine after hackers ran a fake mobile tower for 11 months
A lost cellular base station gave attackers a valid certificate, letting them pose as KT's network and drain money from customer phones.
North Korea-Linked Hackers Booby-Trap Korean Websites to Push Backdoors via AnySign4PC Flaw
A state-sponsored crew hijacked trusted South Korean sites and abused a weakness in a widely installed banking security tool to plant SIGNBT and COPPERHEDGE malware, no click required.
South Korea's Diplomatic Academy Breached, Personal Data of Diplomats Compromised
South Korea reveals hackers accessed the National Diplomatic Academy's system for ten months, stealing diplomats' personal data.
AI Is Cutting the Time to Find a Hack From Weeks to Hours. Here Is What Security Teams Should Do About It.
South Korean hacker-turned-CEO Park Chan-am told a government security forum that artificial intelligence has shattered old assumptions about how fast criminals can break into corporate systems, and that most organisations are not ready.
South Korea Fines Coupang ₩624.6 Billion Over 37M-Record Breach
The PIPC's record penalty under PIPA cites failures in access control and insider-threat monitoring tied to a 2024 intrusion attributed to a former contractor.
Kimsuky Rolls Out HTTPSpy and HelloDoor in Spring 2026 Campaign Against South Korean Targets
The DPRK-linked crew is spoofing Webex pages and antivirus installers to drop new implants on military and corporate networks.