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Two Korean companies hit by worldwide 'ransomware' attack

Two South Korean companies have been rippled by a worldwide cyber “ransomeware” extortion attack. By Lee Han-sooTwo South Korean companies are among tens of thousands of computer systems in nearly 100 countries crippled by a worldwide cyber “ransomeware” extortion attack since Friday.The Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) said two domestic companies were victims of the attack powered by ransomewear known as WannaCry.The scope of damage is unknown because the attack was unleashed during weekend. The agency does not rule out the possibility that more victims will emerge on Monday.Ransomware is a malicious software that bans access to files saved on a computer or suspends access to the computer entirely until a certain action is performed, with some even demanding payment.The malware affects only computers operating on Microsoft’s Windows system.  “We are working to measure the scope of the damage," a KISA official said on Sunday. “We are supporting the companies by analyzing the infection path and taking further preca

May 14, 2017
Two Korean companies hit by worldwide 'ransomware' attack
  • Four Korean firms hit by ransomware attack

Bone fragments of missing student found in Sewol ferry

South Korea's search team investigating the Sewol ferry, which was salvaged three years after it sank in the country's worst maritime disaster, said Saturday it has identified the remains of a missing high school student.The team said the victim's family identified the remains of a female student named Cho Eun-hwa, by reviewing parts of discovered teeth. The remains were found on the fourth deck close to the stern of the ship.According to workers, the remains of another female student might be near where Cho's remains were discovered.More than 300 people, mostly high school students on a school trip, perished in the 2014 accident.The ship, which had remained at the bottom of the sea for three years, was placed on land last month following a difficult salvage operation. But the search team had made limited progress in finding and identifying the nine missing passengers.On Friday, the team found multiple pieces of human bones, marking the first major discovery since it began examining the ship on April 18.The team still needs to find the remains of eight more victims, including three s

May 13, 2017
Bone fragments of missing student found in Sewol ferry

Search team finds multiple pieces of bone fragments in Sewol ferry

Search teams combing through the wreck of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April 2014, said Friday they found multiple bone fragments.The passenger ferry that sank with the loss of more than 300 people, mostly high school students on a school trip, is the nation's worst maritime disaster.The latest discovery is significant since the remains of nine people have still not been recovered. The search team said initial inspections by experts on-site tentatively indicated human bone fragments, although more detailed checks are needed.While the ship was placed in dry dock last month following a difficult salvage operation that raised it from the bottom of the sea, search teams have been making limited progress in finding the remains of missing passengers.The discovery marks the first time multiple pieces of bone pieces have been discovered at the same time since examination of the ship began on April 18. (Yonhap)

May 12, 2017

Elderly man revives after being pronounced dead

By Eom Da-solA man has revived an hour after doctors pronounced him dead, according to Chosun Ilbo Daily on Thursday.The man, 82, whose name is not known, had kidney dialysis in an intensive care unit of a Bucheon city hospital in Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. During treatment, his heart stopped beating. The medical team immediately conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation but the man did not respond.Doctors pronounced the man dead at around 12:40 p.m. But after about an hour, the man began to move. When his family checked, he was still breathing. The medical team moved him to the intensive care unit again, after which his condition improved, allowing him eat by himself.A family member criticized the doctors and hospital. “We could have been arranging his funeral,” the relative said.

May 12, 2017
Elderly man revives after being pronounced dead

Small shops pressured over rising minimum wage

 By Lee Kyung-min    Small restaurants that hire young minimum wage workers for home delivery services raised concerns, Friday, claiming the Moon Jae-in administration’s labor reform policies “fail to reflect reality.”Small restaurants say while large franchised restaurants could raise food prices easily to offset the increased labor costs, they are unable to do so as their customers are much more sensitive even to small price hikes.“We understand the government’s measure is seeking to protect young workers, but some of the measures are too drastic for us to bear,” a fried chicken restaurant owner said.  Under the measures, workers that continue to work for more than three months are guaranteed severance pay, a measure that applies the government’s unemployment insurance policy.It also states the government will pay unpaid workers first and file a suit later to recover tax money from employers that fail to pay wages on time. 

May 12, 2017

Moon orders review of influence-peddling scandal

 Secretary Cho Kuk to look into Chung Yoon-hoi and Sewol committee dissolution By Lee Kyung-min President Moon Jae-in on Thursday ordered his new presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk to look into the corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye and her staff.The probe will focus on whether the civil affairs division and the prosecution under the Park administration exercised their powerful discretion to suit the government’s interests.Expectations have been growing about Moon’s top campaign pledge to “eliminate the social ills of the previous administration."Moon told Cho to look into the 2014 suspected influence-peddling scandal involving Chung Yoon-hoi. Chung was suspected of having exerted enormous sway over wide-ranging state affairs despite not holding any official government post.Chung, the ex-husband of Choi Soon-sil, Park’s longtime friend and confidant, was chief of staff to Park when she founded a conservative party in 2002. He is believed to have since left the political scene.   According to

May 12, 2017

Hopes high over Moon's 'post-authoritarian' leadership

 By Lee Kyung-min Expectations are high, Thursday, on President Moon Jae-in to prioritize listening to the public over railroading through the political agenda. This seems important as the public considers it the most crucial and urgent task for a leader who runs the most powerful office in the country for the next five years.Moon faces calls to adopt a markedly different approach from his predecessor Park Geun-hye. Park’s seclusion inside Cheong Wa Dae triggered public outrage over her inability and unwillingness to communicate with the public. Park, marked by what many conclude “willful incompetence,” set a new example of what not to do as a leader.Fully aware of the cause of her downfall, Moon said he would lead the country based on post-authoritarian integration and communication.Moon announced his new key aides, Wednesday, including chief of staff Im Jong-seok, and head of the National Intelligence Service Suh Hoon. He designated South Jeolla Province Gov. Lee Nak-yon as the new prime minister.Before the press briefing, he asked for understanding from

May 11, 2017

Top prosecutor offers to resign

By Kim Se-jeongDeparting top prosecutor Kim Soo-namThe nation’s top prosecutor offered to resign Thursday, two days after the presidential election that brought victory to liberal candidate Moon Jae-in.Offering his resignation, Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam said, “The investigation into former President Park Geun-hye is over. The presidential election has been completed without any problem. I believe I have done my job and that it’s time for me to leave.”His departure is earlier than mandated ― his term ends Dec. 1.Kim’s resignation will likely pave the way for President Moon to press for his much-touted reform of the prosecution.Kim recalled his decision to arrest Park in his last remarks.“It was a tough decision to arrest her because she appointed me to lead the prosecution. It was very difficult as a person. However, I went ahead, reminded of the importance of law and order.”People took to the street for months-long candlelit protests amid a public outcry against Park for her involvement in a corruption scandal involving her confidan

May 11, 2017
Top prosecutor offers to resign
  • Law professor to spearhead prosecution reform

Prosecution system faces major surgery

Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam enters the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul, Wednesday, the day Moon Jae-in was officially elected as Korea's new president. / YonhapBy Jung Min-hoAfter Moon Jae-in was elected as Korea’s new president Wednesday, his campaign pledges for major reform have now become a reality for the prosecution.He may take the first step by firing Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam, who has apparently failed to regain public trust in the prosecution during its investigation into the Choi Soon-sil scandal.Woo Byung-woo, former prosecutor who has wide connections within the institution, is the only key suspect who remains out of prison. Many people suspect the prosecution didn’t try hard enough to investigate Woo, who knows many of its “dirty secrets,” in order to conceal its own wrongdoings.Moon promised two things. First, he said he will remove all or part of its investigative powers. He also plans to establish an independent body that can investigate and indict high-ranking government officials, including senior prosecutors.He has said

May 10, 2017
Prosecution system faces major surgery
  • Cheong Wa Dae to set up power transition team

US warship collides with S. Korean fishing boat

The U.S. Navy's Carl Vinson Strike Group holds a joint exercise with South Korean warships in the East Sea in this undated file photo provided by South Korea's Navy. / YonhapA U.S. naval ship collided with a South Korean fishing vessel in the East Sea on Tuesday during its training mission in a highly unusual incident, according to defense authorities here."There was an accident involving the U.S. cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the South Korean fishing ship 502 Namyang in the waters 56 miles south of Ulleung Island at around noon today," a military official said.But there was no report of any casualties from the accident involving the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and the 9.77-ton, 20-meter-long small fishing boat with six people on board, he added.The U.S. Naval Forces Korea said the cruiser was conducting "routine operations in international waters." Lake Champlain's port side collided with the ship.Even after the collision, it said, both ships were able to navigate under their own power and no one was injured.U.S. Navy and South Korea's Coast Guard are investigating the

May 9, 2017
US warship collides with S. Korean fishing boat
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