Hackers Steal Data for 12 Million Customers at South Korean Phone Giant!
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Police have arrested two people in connection with a cyber-attack that yielded personal
details for 12 million customers of one of South Korea's biggest phone companies.
One of the suspects, identified only by the surname Kim, used his own customized hacking
program to break into the computer system used by KT Corp, Incheon Metropolitan Police
Agency Commissioner Lee Sang-Won said in a statement obtained by CNN Thursday.
Kim, whom police said was 29 year old, accessed bank details, home addresses and employment
information for three-quarters of KT's 16 million registered users. This data was sold
on to a 37-year-old man identified only as Park. The owner of a telemarketing business,
Park used this information to sell cell phones posing as a KT representative, police said.
The two made 11.5 billion won (US$10.8 million) from the scheme, which dated back to February
2013, police added. A third person initially implicated in the
case was released. The investigation is now expanding to other
hacking activities and other cell phone sales stores.
