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South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said the Chinese app would be available to be downloaded once it complies with Korean privacy laws…

OpenAI doubles down on Asia, partners with Kakao after its big deal with SoftBank

On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI’s American backyard, OpenAI is diving into expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that will also help it train its AI on more Asian-language content and user behavior — a gateway to doing more business in these markets in the future…

South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for IT worker scams, financial hacking schemes

The South Korean government has sanctioned more than a dozen individuals and one organization for a wide-ranging global scheme to fund North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs through impersonating IT workers abroad, stealing cryptocurrency and facilitating cyberattacks. South Korean officials on Thursday identified 15 North Korean nationals and the Chosun Geumjeong Economic Information Technology Exchange…

Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains at large and continues to publicly extort victims. However, this person’s identity may not remain a secret for long:…

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