South Korea discovers downside of high speed internet

Botnets, hacking and the exposure of personal details are price of having superfast internet On one dimly-lit floor of the towering central Seoul headquarters of Korea’s National Police Agency, dozens of hard drives and mobile phones sit on shelves awaiting dissection. Officials flit between cubicles, comparing notes, as above their…

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Epson Korea hack impacts 350,000 customers

Epson Korea has been hit by a massive data breach, involving the personal information of 350,000 registered customers. Hackers broke into Epson Korea’s computer systems, and stole information including passwords, phone numbers, names, and email addresses of customers who had registered with the company. A warning message was posted to…

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McAfee blames North Korea for DDoS attack

The cyber attacks that paralysed a handful of major South Korean websites earlier this year were almost certainly carried out by North Korea or parties allied with the country, computer security company McAfee said Tuesday in a report. The company’s analysis, carried out with the help of the South Korean…

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