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Cyber alert raised to caution over PHP security flaws; government launches emergency response

South Korea raised its cyber crisis alert to “caution” as security vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language PHP spread. The Ministry of Science and ICT urged companies and institutions running PHP-based websites to apply security updates. PHP developers released fixes for two “PHP2Shell” flaws that allow attackers to execute commands on servers without authentication. The government and the Korea Internet & Security Agency issued urgent notices to firms and operators of key facilities and will bolster monitoring and response.

Industry

Baek Kyung-hoon says onsite probes possible based on signs of hacking alone

South Korea can now launch onsite investigations based solely on signs of hacking, even without a company report, Vice Prime Minister and Science Minister Baek Kyung-hoon (배경훈) said at a parliamentary audit on Oct. 6. He said revisions to the Information and Communications Network Act took effect on Oct. 1. The amended law creates a review committee and allows decisions on probe scope and methods. It also strengthens penalties, notification rules and security governance.

Games & Commerce

Wemade Play maintains ISO27001 information security certification for seventh straight year

Wemade Play has maintained ISO27001, an international information security standard, for a seventh consecutive year. The company said on Thursday it completed an ISO27001 audit by the International Organization for Standardization and has kept the certification through follow-up and renewal reviews since first obtaining it in 2020. The latest review also verified a zero-trust security policy introduced late last year and its operating system for related solutions.