South Korea to strengthen safeguards against industrial-technology theft
By Choonsik Yoo ( October 7, 2026, 01:57 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s industry ministry said on Wednesday it would soon revise the Industrial Technology Protection Act and take other measures to strengthen protection of sensitive industrial technology amid increasingly frequent and sophisticated attempts at technology theft, some aided by artificial intelligence systems.South Korea’s industry ministry said on Wednesday it would soon revise the Industrial Technology Protection Act and take other measures to strengthen protection of sensitive industrial technology amid increasingly frequent and sophisticated attempts at technology theft, some aided by artificial intelligence systems....
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