The U.S. Justice Department has put forth a sweeping proposal to force Google to sell off parts of its business, potentially leading to the first major corporate breakup in four decades and reshaping one of the world’s most valuable tech companies. The Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general on Tuesday submitted […]
Korean Government Rewards Couple With Over 170 Million KRW Grant For Having Quintuplets
Kim Joon Young and Sagong Hye Ran, a couple from the Gyeonggi Province, are set to receive at least ₩170 million KRW (about $ 128,000 USD) in grants from the Korean government after welcoming quintuplets. Kim Joon Young and Sagong Hye Ran | Chosun Ilbo Korea’s falling birthrate has made childbirth a national issue, with […]
US government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director
Last week, the FBI took control of a botnet made up of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices, such as cameras, video recorders, storage devices, and routers, which was run by a Chinese government hacking group, FBI director Christopher Wray and U.S. government agencies revealed Wednesday. The hacking group, dubbed Flax Typhoon, was “targeting critical […]
Local Government Removes Ad Featuring LGBTQ+ Couple From Gangnam Billboard
Recently, a giant-screen ad for a queer dating app was removed by the local government merely four days after being put up. The ad, which featured same-sex couples kissing and expressing affection, was set up along the streets of Nonhyeon-dong in Gangnam on August 26. According to reports, the advertisement contract called for it to […]
US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland, and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries, among other victims. The DOJ announced the indictment of the five members of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as […]