ZTE’s strategic move will, at least in the short run, allow it to resume operations and start sourcing components from the U.S. It is to be seen how the Trump Administration navigates ZTE’s stigma of posing as a national security threat to the U.S. in the Congress. On Wednesday, Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp saw…
The hack occurred over the weekend. Coinrail has temporarily suspended trading in the virtual currency exchange. On Monday, with Coinrail, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, disclosing that it was hacked during the weekend, there followed an extended sell-off of bitcoin which saw it touch its 2-month low. In recent given the number of hacks involved…
The strategic move by Hyundai Motor marks a growing trends towards collaborating with strategic partners rather than develop technologies by itself. On Thursday, Hyundai Motor Co stated it has invested an undisclosed amount in Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab marking its first ever foray into the fast burgeoning sector as it tries to diversify its sales…
With tightening sanctions, China’s ally, North Korea, is increasingly banking on cryptocurrencies to infuse cash into its economy. In a development that marks the latest signs of North Korea’s search for ways to infuse its economy with cash, a California-based cybersecurity firm disclosed that it has come across software code that appears to install code…
Institutions found not in compliance faces penal measures, including shutting down of operations. On Monday, South Korea’s financial regulator stated it has jointly carried out inspections on six local banks that offer virtual currency services, including opening of accounts, to institutions. In a press conference, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service…
With much of its exports to China being blocked by U.N sanction, an impoverished and increasingly cornered North Korea has taken the cyber route to enriching itself. With the recent surge in the price of bitcoins, cyber security experts opine the net worth of its stolen tokens amount to $82 million. With more international sanctions…
While the 1st attack has been linked to North Korea’s spy agency, South Korea’s KISA along with local law enforcement agencies have begun investigating the hack in which 4,000 bitcoins were stolen. On Tuesday, Youbit, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange disclosed, it was shutting down for bankruptcy following a second hacking attack this year. The…
Here’s a brief analysis by analysts of the North Korea’s latest missile launch. Analyses of images by analysts, of North Korea’s latest missile test points to the usage of a newer rocket engines and a larger design of a missile that places North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, closer to his goal of being able…
The new rules aim to balance the requirements of having a basket of vulnerabilities to conduct cyber attacks against enemy systems with that of protecting domestic industry and consumers from cyber attacks from foreign intelligence agencies, criminals and hackers. As per a national security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, on Wednesday the Trump…
South Korean companies face the brunt of China’s fury as the South Korean government deploys U.S. THAAD missiles to protect itself against a nuclear armed North Korea. Here’s how Beijing is protecting its North Korean ally. On Monday, South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor disclosed it would be replacing the head of its China operations. The…
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