South Korea

Samsung Display Extends LCD Production In South Korea

Saved by Coronavirus? Production of LCD displays in South Korea now extended, thanks to lockdown demand for home entertainment

3 years ago

South Korea Launches Commerical 5G Network

Speed for need. Asian nation launches commercial 5G network, with monthly costs of £37 (and upwards) per month

5 years ago

MWC 2019: Magic Leap Takes AR Headset To South Korea In SK Telecom Deal

The deal gives start-up Magic Leap access to the South Korean market, which is expected to play a pioneering role…

5 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chief Resigns, Citing ‘Unprecedented Crisis’

Kwon Oh-hyun, considered Samsung's No. 2, has resigned even as the company forecasts record growth for its chip unit and…

7 years ago

FormBook Malware Campaign Targets US & South Korean Defence Contractors

Aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors in US and South Korea currently targeted by malware campaign

7 years ago

South Korea, Samsung Team Up On £9.6bn Industrial Robot Plan

Smartphone giant hopes cheaper precision robots will reduce its reliance on increasingly expensive Chinese labour

9 years ago

World’s First LTE-Maritime Network Hopes To Improve Ship Safety With 100km Coverage

SK Telecom will trial LTE-Maritime next year, offering ships within a 100km radius of the coast better navigation and safety

9 years ago

Samsung Creates Cancer Fund For Affected Employees

100 billion won scheme will help recompense those affected by working in Samsung factories

9 years ago

Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data

Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'

9 years ago

Tri-Band LTE-A Network Goes Live In South Korea

SK Telecom combines 800MHz, 1.8GHz and 2.1GHz spectrum in 'world first' commercial Tri-Band LTE-A network

9 years ago

Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection

Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea

9 years ago

South Korean Nuclear Operator Conducts Cyber-Drills Following Hack

KHNP has said the hack, which led to the release of internal data, has not affected nuclear plant safety

9 years ago

EU Teams With South Korea On 5G

The European Commission has announced a pact with South Korea to coordinate development on next-generation wireless networks

10 years ago

South Korea’s Daum And Kakao To Merge In £1.7bn Deal

Internet portal Daum and Kakao, South Korea's top mobile messaging service provider, are to join forces to promote expansion at…

10 years ago

South Korean Operators Release Samsung Galaxy S5 Early To Beat Sales Ban

SK Telecom, KT Corp and LG Uplus all ignore Samsung Galaxy S5 global launch date in order to maximise sales…

10 years ago

South Korean Banks Fined £3,400 After Epic January Data Breach

KB Kookmin Bank, Lotte Card and NongHyup Card will not be able to issue credit cards for the next three…

10 years ago

South Korea Pledges £905m To Roll Out 5G By 2020

South Korea wants to be a world leader in 5G development

10 years ago

South Korea Bank Data Breach Hits 15m

Epic data breach affecting a third of all South Koreans - believed to have been an inside job

10 years ago

Samsung Fails To Get Older iPhones Banned In South Korea

The judge rules that two of the patents asserted by Samsung are invalid, and the third was never infringed

10 years ago

North Korea ‘Uses Troll Army For Attacks On South’

North's 200 trolls using stolen credentials to post propaganda on South Korean websites, think tank claims

11 years ago

South Korea Claims North Behind Cyber Attacks On Government Websites

Denial of service hits that coincided with the anniversary of the Korean War blamed on the North

11 years ago

South Korea Attackers ‘Pierced Military Networks’

Same crew that hit TV stations and banks managed to get malware onto military networks, says McAfee

11 years ago

DarkSeoul Gang Blamed For Cyber Attacks On South Korea

Group that hit banks and government bodies could be linked to North Korea

11 years ago

Anonymous Hits North Korea Sites Again

As South Korea reportedly takes its nuclear plants offline, Anonymous launches fresh attacks on North Korean websites

11 years ago

Police Raid Samsung Offices Over LG Screen Probe

Samsung offices have been raided by police investigating the alleged theft of OLED screen technology

11 years ago

South Korea Officially Blames North For Cyber Attacks

South Korea officially blames its neighbour for outages at TV stations and banks

11 years ago

Symantec Links South Korean Cyber-Attack To 2011 Incident

Symantec has found technical similarities between the recent cyber-disruption in South Korea and 2011 distributed denial-of-service attacks

11 years ago

South Korea Backtracks On China Cyber Attack Link

Communications regulator made a mistake in linking to China

11 years ago

North Korea Still Chief Suspect In Cyber Attacks On South

Evidence points to an unsophisticated, uncoordinated campaign

11 years ago

South Korea Blames Malware For Bank And TV Network Failures

Was this a cyber-attack from North Korea?

11 years ago