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Google Submits Additional Documents to S. Korea on Map Data Transfer
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (98+ words) [International] : Google has submitted additional documents requested by the South Korean government regarding the overseas transfer of high-precision map data. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on Friday that Google had filed the supplementary materials late Thursday night…...
Around 100 Accounts of AliExpress Korea Sellers Hacked in October
2+ week, 2+ day ago (102+ words) [Domestic] : Hackers who gained unauthorized access to an AliExpress Korea sellers" portal have stolen eight-point-six billion won, or about five-point-eight million U.S. dollars, according to a recent report." The report, submitted to Rebuilding Korea Party Rep. Lee Hai-min on Tuesday by…...
SK Telecom Files Administrative Suit Challenging Record Fines over Data Breach
2+ week, 3+ day ago (98+ words) [Economy] : South Korean mobile communications giant SK Telecom has filed an administrative lawsuit objecting to the record fines the Personal Information Protection Commission imposed in August over a massive data breach that affected the carrier's entire user base of 23 million....
Security Group: N. Korean Hackers Distributing Malware through Naver, Google Online Ads
2+ week, 3+ day ago (100+ words) [Domestic] : A North Korea-linked hacking group has recently distributed malware by embedding it in online advertising campaigns operated by Naver and Google, the two most widely used portals in South Korea. According to an online threat assessment report released by…...
Some 30,000 KT Users Terminate Contracts in First 3 Days after Fees Waived
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (91+ words) [Domestic] : Approximately 30-thousand subscribers terminated their contracts with the nation's second-largest mobile carrier, KT, in the first three days after the company began waiving its cancellation fees over a recent security breach. According to industry sources on Saturday, 31-thousand-634 users…...
All 709 Online Administrative Systems Restored after Gov’t Data Center Fire
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (101+ words) [Domestic] : All 709 of the online government administrative systems that were disrupted by a fire at a national data infrastructure center in September have been restored to normal operation. All the systems were restored as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, allowing the interior ministry…...
Gov’t Urges KT to Waive User Cancellation Fees after Security Breach
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) [Economy] : The government is calling on the nation's second-largest mobile carrier, KT, to waive fees for all users who wish to terminate their contracts with the company following a security breach that resulted in a series of unauthorized mobile payments....
Facial Recognition Mandatory From Tues. When Activating New Cell Phone
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) [Domestic] : Starting on Tuesday, people who want to activate a new cell phone must undergo facial recognition. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it began implementing the new program on a trial basis. Under the program, the three…...
SKT Ordered to Offer Fee Discounts, Membership Points over Data Breach
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (96+ words) [Domestic] : SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier, has been ordered to compensate consumers affected by an April data'breach incident, including a 50-thousand'won telecom fee discount and 50-thousand membership points per applicant. The Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee said Sunday it…...
Police: 229 Coupang-Related Phishing Reports Filed in Past 10 Days
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (160+ words) [Economy] : In the wake of the massive Coupang data breach, new data indicates that the number of phishing scams involving the e-commerce giant has reached nearly 230 in the past ten days. That's according to data that ruling Democratic Party Rep....