Nearly 20 mil. SKT subscribers sign up for USIM Protection Service after data breach

(LEAD) SK Telecom suspends new subscriber sign-ups amid data breach response

(ATTN: ADDS 2nd photo, details throughout; CHANGES headline and lead) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonh...

SK Telecom Data Breach: South Korean Telecom Company Suspends New Subscriber Sign-Ups Nationwide as Part of USIM Chip Cyberattack Response | 📲 LatestLY

SK Telecom suspended new subscriber sign-ups to its network on Monday as part of response measures following a recent company network data breach. The nationwide suspension took place as the company focuses on replacing mobile phone USIM chips after it detected a cyberattack on April 18 that showed signs of a large-scale leak of customer USIM data, reports Yonhap news agency. 📲 SK Telecom Data Breach: South Korean Telecom Company Suspends New S…

Data breach: Nearly 20 mn SKT subscribers sign up for USIM protection

Seoul: SK Telecom said on Sunday that nearly 20 million subscribers have signed up for its USIM Protection Service following a large-scale data breach. A total of 19.9 million people had registered for its USIM Protection Service as of Sunday morning, while 956,000 have already replaced their universal subscriber identity module (USIM) chips, SK Telecom said in a daily briefing. An additional 7.6 million subscribers have booked USIM replacements…

Nearly 20 mil. SKT subscribers sign up for USIM Protection Service after data breach

SK Telecom said Sunday that nearly 20 million subscribers have signed up for its USIM Protection Service following a large-scale data breach. A total of 19.9 million people had registered for its USIM...