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South Korea views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his likely successor

South Korea views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his likely successor

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, its first such assessment on the girl who was unveiled to the outside world a little more than a year ago. There has been intense outside debate and speculation about the girl, reportedly about 10 years old and named Ju Ae, since she made her first public appearance in November 2022, when she watched a long-range missile… Source link

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North Korean Hacking Group Tied to $100M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether Over Weekend

North Korean Hacking Group Tied to 0M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether Over Weekend

Pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said on Monday that part of the funds tied to last year’s $100 million attack on the Harmony network were moved over the weekend. “North Korea’s Lazarus Group had a very busy weekend, moving $63.5 million (~41,000 ETH) from the Harmony bridge hack through Railgun before consolidating funds and depositing on three different exchanges,” ZachXBT alerted on Twitter. Over 350 addresses linked to the attackers have been compiled in a list by ZachXBT. The… Source link

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South Korean content providers raise service fees in the wake of Google’s in-app payment policy – TechCrunch

South Korean content providers raise service fees in the wake of Google’s in-app payment policy – TechCrunch

South Korean app developers and content providers are upping their paid subscription and service fees on Google’s Play marketplace due to the heavy 15-30% commissions now required following Google’s policy changes that force apps to use its own first-party billings and payments system. While South Korean law permits app developers to use a third-party payment option, this only reduces Google’s commission by 4% — and that’s not enough, developers… Source link

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South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso adds Google as an investor – TechCrunch

South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso adds Google as an investor – TechCrunch

Mathpresso, the Seoul-based edtech company behind QANDA, an AI-based learning app for K-12 students, announced today it has added Google as a new investor. Google’s undisclosed investment is not part of its Series C raised in June, the company said without providing its valuation. The additional investment event comes five months after its $50 million Series C, which brought its total funding to $105 million as of June. The company’s previous backers include… Source link

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Top Netflix Hit ‘Squid Game’ Sparks Korean Media Stock Surge

Top Netflix Hit ‘Squid Game’ Sparks Korean Media Stock Surge

(Bloomberg) — The latest smash hit from the Korean entertainment world “Squid Game” is also proving popular with investors, who have been snapping up shares of at least two companies related to the thriller series. Most Read from Bloomberg A dramatized survival game in the vein of “Hunger Games,” the show currently tops the global rankings on Netflix Inc., and is the first Korean drama to claim the No. 1 spot in the U.S. on the service, according to data from streaming ratings firm… Source link

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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation. The law comes as a blow to Google and Apple who both require in-app purchases to flow only through their systems, instead of outside payment processors, allowing the tech giants to collect a 30… Source link

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Biden awards 1st Medal of Honor to Korean War veteran

Biden awards 1st Medal of Honor to Korean War veteran

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, to Ralph Puckett Jr., a 94-year-old Korean War veteran and retired Army colonel who was wounded in a battle against Chinese soldiers in Korea more than 70 years ago. “Today we are hosting a true American hero and awarding an honor that is long overdue,” Biden said during an East Room ceremony that was also attended by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. It was the first Medal of Honor awarded by… Source link

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North Korean Hackers Breach Windows And Chrome Defenses To Attack Security Researchers

North Korean Hackers Breach Windows And Chrome Defenses To Attack Security Researchers

North Korean hackers are going after the cybersecurity research community. getty North Korean hackers have been masquerading as cybersecurity bloggers in order to target researchers in the field, according to Google. They’re doing so by exploiting mysterious weaknesses in computers running the most up-to-date versions of  Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome, the tech giant warned Monday. Adam Weidemann, a researcher at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, said… Source link

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