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Mystery buyer seeks bulk used Korean books, fueling AI training suspicions

A U.S. distributor’s push for bulk Korean-language titles has raised suspicions that the books could be scanned for AI training.

2026.10.12

Reading is fundamental

Sales of books with the keyword uri mal (Korean language) rose 11.2 percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 compared with the same period last year, online bookstore Yes24 said on Oct. 7.

2026.10.7

Yes24 website down again only 2 months after ransomware attack

Book and ticket seller Yes24's website went down again on Monday, just two months after the service suffered a ransomware attack in June. Yes24's website remains inaccessible as of 10 a.m. Monday morning.

2025.8.11

Yes24 cyberattack fallout reignites debate over digital content ownership

A recent ransomware attack on Yes24, Korea’s largest online bookstore, has rekindled debate over the nature of ownership when it comes to digital content. Some experts are calling for stronger protections for consumers.

2025.6.19

The Yes 24 headquarters in western Seoul [YONHAP]

Yes24 to offer 5,000 won vouchers over ransomware attack

Yes24, one of Korea’s largest online bookstores, will offer compensation to millions of customers after a ransomware attack earlier this month paralyzed its platform and disrupted service for several days.

2025.6.18

A Yes24 secondhand bookstore in Seoul on June 12 [NEWS1]

Yes24 co-CEOs apologize, pledge compensation over ransomware attack

A week after a ransomware attack paralyzed book and ticket seller Yes24’s systems, co-CEOs Kim Suk-hwan and Choi Se-ra issued an official apology on Monday and pledged to provide compensation.

2025.6.16

The Yes24 headquarters in western Seoul on June 12 [YONHAP]

Korean online bookstore, ticketing platform Yes24 inaccessible for fourth straight day

Yes24, a major Korean online bookstore and ticketing platform, remained inaccessible for a fourth consecutive day as of Thursday. However, as of Thursday afternoon, reservation data had been restored through individual event organizers.

2025.6.12

PIPC launches probe into possible data breach in Yes24 ransomware attack

The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has launched an investigation into a possible data breach at online bookstore Yes24 following a ransomware attack on Monday, the PIPC said Wednesday.

2025.6.12

Yes24 admits to ransomware hack with book, ticket platform down for 2 days

Yes24, one of Korea’s largest online bookstores and ticketing platforms, has been offline for two consecutive days following a ransomware attack, which is having a particularly severe impact on events with tickets bookable through the company.

2025.6.10

British-Australian singer-songwriter Ruel to perform in Korea in May

British-Australian singer-songwriter Ruel, who composed and sang the hit track “Painkiller,” will visit Korea again this coming May for a second solo concert in Seoul. Ruel, whose full name is Ruel Vincent van Dijk, rose to fame after ...

2023.3.28