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The second half of the 2026 Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour season is heating up around the “Seo-Kim showdown” between close friends Seo Kyo-rim (Samchully) and Kim Min-sol (Doosan Engineering & Construction), both born in 2006. The two have each racked up three wins, leaving the rivalry finely balanced. Fans are increasingly eager…

The Korean Sports Council is strengthening cybersecurity and personal information protection systems for public institutional investors in the sports sector together with the Seoul Olympic Memorial National Sports Promotion Corporation and the Korean Paralympic Committee.

A North Korean hacking group ⁠built ⁠large language model tools and collected software that could help automate cyberattacks, analyse stolen material and produce more convincing phishing campaigns, a ‌South Korean cyber security firm said.

Bank worker Yongjoon Kim lost 20 million Korean won ($14,000; £10,500) on the South Korean stock market last month.

The FBI is reportedly investigating how a North Korean was hired to work for a U.S. federal government agency.

Seo Beom-su set an unofficial Korean record in the men’s 5,000-meter (3.1-mile) race walk at the World Athletics U20 Championships.

U.S. and South Korean cyber agencies warned Monday about a ransomware-as-a-service outfit, Gunra, that reportedly recruits ethical hackers and penetration testers and benefits from North Korean government-linked hackers’ tools to target government and critical infrastructure organizations.

South Korean ecommerce platform Cafe24 has become the first company in Asia to integrate YouTube’s Creator Partnerships API adding itself to a list of invite-only partners that includes CreatorIQ, TRIBE and Fabulate

The Kimsuky hacking group has created tools for running AI models locally and analyzing stolen data. They also use AI to create phishing campaigns and malware.

Shares of South Korean companies with ties to SpaceX are surging after the U.S. rocket maker closed higher despite the first large-scale expiry of its post-listing lockup. Analysts cautioned against hasty momentum buying, as further releases of locked-up SpaceX shares are set to accelerate.