Hackers steal 12m KT users' information

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140306001442

By Choi He-suk
Heraldcorp.com
2014-03-06

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency on Thursday arrested two hackers 
and a telemarketing firm CEO in connection with the theft of 12 million KT 
Corp. customers' personal information.

KT is the country's second largest telecom services provider with some 16 
million consumers subscribing to its mobile, fixed-line telephone and 
internet services.

"KT will fully cooperate with the police investigation. (The company) will 
work to minimize the damage to customers." KT said in a statement.

According to the police, the hackers, identified by the surnames Kim and 
Chung, had been stealing user personal information from KT since February 
2013. Using a random number generating program, the hackers matched KT 
customer identification numbers to steal as many has 300,000 pieces of 
information on a daily basis.

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