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Police confirm identity of Chinese mastermind behind KT payment breach

Summary by The Korea Times
Police investigating the KT Corp. payment breach and micropayment scam said Monday they have identified the mastermind behind the crime, known as a Chinese national of Korean ethnicity. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said it has asked Interpol for cooperation in a manhunt for the Chinese suspect currently residing in China. He is known to have orchestrated the hacking of KT mobile users in the Seoul metropolitan area between August …

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[Digital Daily Reporter Kang So-hyun] Police announced on the 8th that they have identified the Chinese national who recently orchestrated the unauthorized micropayment crime by KT. According to the Cyber Investigation Division of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, they have identified Mr. A, a Chinese national identified as the "superior" in this case, and requested a Red Notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Korea, Republic of on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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