US EditionScience Ministry Launches Special Probe Into KT Mobile Payment Breach
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Seong-mi = KT [030200] has recently been reporting on the continued occurrence of unauthorized small-sum payment damages, mainly in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do and Geumcheon-gu, Seoul...
Korea probes KT mobile payment breach
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) set up a public-private team to investigate unauthorised mobile payments impacting KT customers, with the damage estimated at KRW45.8 million ($33,000), Yonhap News Agency reported. KT disclosed the breach to the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) on Monday (8 September) and said it found no signs of personal information hacking. The operator added it then blocked any unusual payment reques…
[Digital Daily Reporter Oh Byeong-hun] KT has reportedly reported a hacking incident to authorities regarding a recent string of unauthorized micropayments, mainly in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. According to industry sources on the 9th, KT reportedly reported a cyber breach to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) regarding the recent micropayment incidents. Under the Information and Communications Network Act, companies that become aware…
The number of KT small-sum payment hacking cases in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province and Geumcheon, Seoul has increased to 74. The police have determined that this case is a new type of crime and have expanded the investigation team. As of the 8th, the total number of KT small-sum payment hacking cases and reports received by the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency on the 9th was 74. By region, Gwangmyeong ha…
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