š Hi, Iām Min-Gyoung Ban

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Iām an undergraduate researcher majoring in Smart Security & Data Protection and Privacy at Korea University, currently focusing on software security, supply chain security, and vulnerability detection.
Iām passionate about discovering and mitigating vulnerabilities in open-source software and contributing to the cybersecurity research community.
š§ Research & Experience
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    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Software Security and Privacy Lab, Korea University 
 Analyzing open-source projects to detect recurring vulnerabilities using static analysis.
 Reported several real-world security issues and developed automated vulnerability detection tools.
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    Cybersecurity Intern, Shinhan Bank 
 Contributed to privacy policy improvement and data protection for banking applications with 10M+ users.
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    Research Aide (Exchange Program), SEFCOM Lab, Arizona State University 
 Worked on phishing behavior analysis across browsers and OSs, and automated large-scale data collection.
š§© Interests
- Software Security
- Vulnerability Detection
- Bug Bounty
- Privacy and Data Protection
- CTF (Of course!)
š Highlights
- Reported vulnerabilities to FFmpeg, Patchday, and WordPress plugins (CVE-2023-6941)
- Finalist, HACKSIUM Busan 2025
- Officer at WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity) and member of KUICS, ASU Hacking Club
š¬ Contact
- š§ Email: tara7004@korea.ac.kr
- š LinkedIn
- š» GitHub