South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang that exposed ~33.7M accounts; the country has a population of 51.7M
South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at online retailer Coupang Inc. that exposed about 33.7 million accounts …
Xi Jinping joked about security backdoors when presenting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with two Xiaomi smartphones at APEC, amid the US' Huawei concerns
Chinese President Xi Jinping joked about security backdoors while presenting a pair of Xiaomi Corp. smartphones to his South Korean counterpart …
All three major South Korean telcos, SK Telecom, KT Telecom, and now LG Uplus, have reported cybersecurity incidents to the government over the past six months
LG Uplus, one of the largest telecom operators in South Korea, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has reported a suspected data breach …
South Korean lawmakers pass a bill to ban using mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools nationwide, starting 2026
It becomes the latest country to restrict phone use in schools, with a law that will go into effect in 2026.
Sources: Samsung plans to produce iPhone 18 image sensors in Austin, Texas; an expert says Apple chose Samsung as a supplier because Sony doesn't have US plants
Deal suggests South Korean company's US investments are paying off as Trump dials up his tariff policies
At the request of a South Korean regulator, Apple blocked 14 crypto apps and Google blocked 17, including exchanges KuCoin and MEXC, from their app stores
China arrested a South Korean chip engineer on espionage charges in December 2023, escalating Beijing and Seoul's IP theft battle in the critical chip sector
i.e. subject him to solitary confinement w/o access to lawyers or families, & coerce them to admit whatever the Chinese govt want: https://www.ft.com/...
South Korea's FTC delays a bill modeled after the EU's DMA, after a furious backlash from South Korean industry lobbyists and consumers, along with the US
New York Times :
Yang Hyang-ja, a South Korean lawmaker and former Samsung executive, says US-led China chip curbs risk damaging South Korea's relations with its Asian allies
Financial Times :
South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streaming services and a precedent to follow
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