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Hackers Snatch Data of 8.7 Million South Korean Mobile Users; Data Sold for More Than $800,000

Two hackers accused of stealing the names, phone numbers, and residential registration numbers of 8.7 million mobile users. One of the attackers used to work for a local IT company as a senior programmer, Yonhap news agency reported. He is alleged to have made at least $800,000 by selling the stolen data to telemarketing operators. The illegal accessing of customers` data had apparently gone on for five months before KT caught on. The number of affected people account for nearly a half of about 17 million customers of KT.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-snatch-data-of-8-7-million-south-korean-mobile-users-data-sold-for-more-than-800000/

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