Korea Telecom Breach First Under New Law
It was recently announced that Korean hackers had breached Korea Telecom (KT) and sold personal information on 8.7 million individuals to telemarketers for nearly $900,000 (1 billion KRW). Both the two hackers, as well as seven telemarketers have been arrested and charged with crimes. But soon Korea Telecom may find themselves in court under a new Korean law. The KT breach may have taken 7 months to execute, though it is not clear whether this indicates how long the attackers