Top 3 telecoms expect over $2.7 bil. in combined operating profit despite cybersecurity incidents

Top 3 telecoms expect over $2.7 bil. in combined operating profit despite cybersecurity incidents

Three major Korean telecom companies are projected to post a combined annual operating profit exceeding 4 trillion won ($2.7 billion) for 2025, despite a series of large-scale hacking incidents and data breaches that weighed on short-term performance. According to analysts’ consensus estimates released over the past month, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus are expected to reach total revenue of 60.9 trillion won with an operating profit of 4.38 trilli…