LG Uplus agrees to report suspected cyber breach

LG Uplus, after initially denying it had suffered a cyberattack, has reversed its stance and will formally report a suspected hacking incident to authorities amid growing concerns over leaked internal data, its CEO said, Tuesday. During a parliamentary audit session at the National Assembly in Seoul, CEO Hong Bum-shik confirmed that LG Uplus would formally report the hacking incident to the cybersecurity watchdog, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). “Our understanding was that reports should be filed after confirming an actual cyber breach,” Hong said. “However, given the growing confusion and misunderstanding, we plan to take a more proactive stance.” In August, the telecom company faced mounting scrutiny after global cybersecurity journal Phrack Magazine reported that two anonymous white-hat hackers had obtained eight gigabytes of leaked data from an attacker suspected to be affiliated with the North Korean hacker group Kimsuky. The leaked data allegedly includes LG Uplus’ information from 8,938 servers, 42,526 user accounts and 167 employees. KISA detected signs of hWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times