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South Korea Fines KT $39m Over Extensive Data Breach

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) fined the country’s largest telecommunications operator, KT, $39m after security failings enabled unauthorized mobile micropayments and customer fraud. Investigators also found 38 internal servers infected with multiple strains of malware, including BPFDoor.

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South Korea Fines KT $39m Over Extensive Data Breach

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) fined the country’s largest telecommunications operator, KT, $39m after security failings enabled unauthorized mobile micropayments and customer fraud. Investigators also found 38 internal servers infected with multiple strains of malware, including BPFDoor.