Gov't seeks police probe of KT for allegedly obstructing data breach investigation

The Ministry of Science and ICT said Monday it has asked the police to investigate allegations that KT obstructed a government probe into the company's unauthorized mobile payment breaches. In late August, unauthorized mobile payments worth a combined 240 million won ($168,000) were reported in Seoul and nearby areas after the personal data of hundreds of KT users were compromised through illegal micro base stations. The government subsequently formed a joint public-private investigation team to scrutinize the incident. However, the ministry said KT failed to fully cooperate with the probe and interfered with the team's activities. "KT submitted false information regarding the timing of the server disposal and did not report backup logs for the disposed servers to the investigation team until Oct. 18," the ministry said in a statement submitted to the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee for an annual parliamentary audit. "We determined there was intentional misconduct to obstruct the government investigation, including submitting false materials andWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times