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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis said on Thursday that it helped the US government seize $ 30 million worth of digital coins that North Korean-backed hackers stole earlier this year from the developer of the non-fungible token-based game Axie Infinite. When accounting for the more than 50 percent fall in cryptocurrency prices […]
The cyberattack saw the South Korean government's official YouTube channel broadcasting a June interview with billionaire Elon Musk. NTB/Carina Johansen via REUTERS The South Korean government's YouTube channel was breached to stream cryptocurrency videos. The cyberattacker renamed the channel "SpaceX Invest" and broadcast an interview with Elon Musk. It's the third YouTube channel run by […]
Hackers just caused grief for North Korean defectors. South Korea’s Unification Ministry has revealed that attackers stole the personal data of 997 defectors, including their names and addresses. The breach came after a staff member at the Hana Foundation, which helps settle northerners, unwittingly opened email with malware. The defectors’ data is normally supposed to […]
South Korean short-track champion Shim Suk-hee has revealed that she was subjected to systematic physical abuse for more than 10 years in a court testimony given against her coach Cho Jae-beon. The 21-year-old skater detailed horrific scenes from her training process, adding that the coach’s brutality resulted in numerous injuries, including broken bones and concussion. […]
The South Korean curling team, known as the ‘Garlic girls’, who sensationally won silver at the home Olympics in PyeongChang, have claimed they were subjected to abuse by a former Korean Curling Federation (KCF) vice-president. In February, the five-member women’s squad produced a stunning performance in front of the home crowd, reaching the final of […]
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
KRT via AP Video President Donald Trump reportedly caught some old footage of a North Korean missile launch on Fox News and worried that it was happening in real time. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was having lunch with Trump at the time, assured him it was not. “That’s old footage, old footage!,” Graham humorously […]
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader Kim Jong un have signed a joint statement following their bilateral talks in Pyongyang. Besides the joint statement on inter-Korean relations signed by the leaders, the countries’ defense chiefs also signed a separate military pact, Moon’s press secretary Yoon Young-chan told reporters. While the content […]
After years of struggling to stay afloat, the South Korean shipbuilding industry is preparing for the return of growth. As signs of a global recovery emerge, the country’s big three shipbuilders — Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries — have also cleaned up their balance sheets through tough restructuring. […]
