LG Uplus teams up with education ministry, Tori Korea to train security talent in AI era | #cybersecurity | #hacker. LG Uplus signed a business agreement on Oct. 31 at LG Science Park in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, with the Ministry of Education and Tori Korea to support the operation of an AI and information security academy. A group event from the 12th AI and Information Security Academy cybersecurity contest held alongside the signing ceremony. [Photo: LG Uplus] LG Uplus will foster youth cybersecurity talent. It plans to train security experts needed in the AI era by linking information security education with career experience programmes. LG Uplus said on Nov. 1 it signed a business agreement on Oct. 31 at LG Science Park in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, with the Ministry of Education and Tori Korea to support the operation of an AI and information security academy. The AI and information security academy aims to identify and nurture outstanding talent in information security early among middle and high school students nationwide. Under the agreement, the three organisations will develop and run a convergence curriculum for information security, hold cybersecurity competitions, and provide special lectures by security experts and career experience programmes. LG Uplus will provide expertise it has accumulated in telecommunications, AI and information security, as well as network infrastructure. Tori Korea will support practical training based on its experience operating the security education platform Dreamhack. The Education Ministry will oversee the academy's operation and advancement of its curriculum. A group event of the 12th AI and information security academy cybersecurity contest was also held at LG Uplus' Magok office building alongside the signing ceremony. A total of 48 students selected from academies across four regions nationwide took part, competing in teams to solve cybersecurity problems. LG Uplus provided the venue and network and AI training infrastructure. Tori Korea handled question setting, contest operations and evaluation. Outstanding teams received awards including the education minister's prize and the LG Uplus prize. Hong Gwan-hee (홍관희), head of LG Uplus' Information Security Center, said, "The faster AI technology spreads, the more important it is to have information security talent that can use and protect it safely." He added, "We will support students so they can grow into security experts with practical capabilities." Get your CompTIA A+, Network+ White Hat-Hacker, Certified Web Intelligence Analyst and more starting at $35 a month. Click here for more details. SEOUL - The suspect behind recent cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector may be a 26-year-old based in China's Guangdong province, U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has said.In a report published on its website on Wednesday, CrowdStrike said it uncovered personal details linked to the suspected attacker while analyzing AI coding-tool... October 8, 2026 In "Greg's Blog" October 6, 2026 In "Greg's Blog" Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea's Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions.Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to... October 2, 2026 In "Greg's Blog"

Linux Copy Fail bug actively exploited, urgent patch warning issued. Cybersecurity authorities have raised a serious alarm after a newly disclosed Linux vulnerability, known as "Copy Fail," is now being actively exploited in real-world attacks just a day after its public disclosure. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431, the flaw exists in the Linux kernel's algif_aead cryptographic interface. It allows unprivileged local users to gain full root access on affected systems. Attackers can exploit this bug by writing controlled data into the page cache of readable files, ultimately taking complete control of the system. Security researchers from Theori revealed the vulnerability and released a proof-of-concept exploit, describing it as fully reliable. The exploit has already been tested successfully on major distributions, including Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Amazon Linux 2023, RHEL 10.1, and SUSE 16. According to researchers, the same exploit works across nearly all Linux distributions released since 2017 without modification, making the issue extremely widespread. Shortly after the disclosure, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The agency has instructed U.S. federal agencies to patch affected systems within two weeks, warning that such flaws are commonly used by attackers and pose significant risks. Although the directive officially applies to government systems, security experts are urging all organizations and Linux users to update their systems immediately. At the time of disclosure, some vendors had not yet released official patches, though updates are now beginning to roll out. This incident follows another recent Linux security issue, CVE-2026-41651, also known as Pack2TheRoot, which had remained undiscovered for years before being fixed. If this article helped you, please consider supporting its work. Every small contribution keeps Abijita.com independent and running. The rapid exploitation of the Copy Fail bug highlights how quickly attackers move once vulnerabilities become public, making timely patching critical for system security. Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita.com and a freelance technology writer covering the tech industry since 2017. He specializes in cybersecurity, digital privacy, malware, vulnerabilities, and online safety, with a strong interest in internet protection and women's online security. A dedicated tech enthusiast and continuous learner, Bijay approaches his professional work with clarity, rational thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented mindset.