27 mil. user records leaked in SK Telecom data breach
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SKT Hacking, Chinese Hacker Group's Work, Targeting the World, Including the U.S.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Joo-hwan = A hacker group supported by the Chinese government is being pointed out as the one behind the hacking of SIM card information for SK Telecom [017670].
Probe reveals scale, duration of SKT data breach
A joint government-private investigation determined 23 SK Telecom (SKT) servers were hacked in an attack starting back in June 2022, with personal data of all its mobile customers exposed, Chosen Business reported. The Ministry of Science and ICT released a second batch of results, which showed the cyberattack contained 25 types of malware and all of the compromised servers stored SIM data. The first report indicated 17 servers were hit. The rep…
SKT Infected Servers Increase to 23… IMEI and Personal Information May Also Be Leaked
The joint public-private investigation team's investigation into the SK Telecom hacking incident found 21 additional types of malicious code. The number of infected servers increased by 18 to a total of 23. It was also revealed that the terminal unique identification number (IMEI) and personal information may have been leaked from two of the servers. In this case, the possibility of SIM swapping, a crime that steals financial assets using cloned…
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