KT mobile payment breach hits broader area than initially known: lawmaker

A recent mobile payment breach at KT has affected a broader area than initially reported, expanding beyond the previously identified regions of southwestern Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi Province, a report submitted by the firm to a lawmaker showed Sunday. The newly identified areas include southern parts of Seoul, as well as Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Rep. Hwang Jung-a of the ruling Democratic Party said, citing the report filed by KT. On Thursday, Korea's second-largest mobile carrier said the number of victims had reached 362, up from its initial report of 278. "It would have been helpful for the investigation if KT had released detailed information on the location and time of the breaches quickly. I cannot understand why KT is releasing the information little by little," Hwang said. Experts point out that the scope of damage continues to increase as KT had limited its probe to automated response system (ARS) breaches. KT currently tracks damage based on cases in which hackers intercepted ARS calls that should have been sent to victims to authorize mobile payments. One of the victims, howWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times