South Korea’s LG Uplus Admits Cyberattack Two Months After Initial Report
Three Major Telcos in South Korea Have Now Been Hit by a Cyber Incident This Year Alone
South Korean telecommunications operator LG Uplus has admitted that a cyber incident has indeed impacted the company. With the admission, the major telco adds to a recent string of South Korean firms hit by cyberattacks in recent months.
According to TechCrunch, the incident was first reported two months ago by hacking magazine Phrack. The attack, a data theft, was reportedly carried out by either North Korean or Chinese threat actors, who stole data from nearly 9,000 of LG Uplus’s servers.
LG Uplus initially denied the attack, even after South Korean cybersecurity watchdog KISA had warned the major telco of potential hacking indicators.
Curiously, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has informed TechCrunch that it is already investigating LG Uplus, along with another telecom player, KT Telecom. These investigations, according to multiple outlets, were launched after reports surfaced that several South Korean companies may have been the victims of cyberattacks similar to the one that hit SK Telecom.
With this attack, all three of South Korea’s major telcos—SK Telecom, LG Uplus, and KT Telecom—are now officially victims of cyberattacks. This development possibly underscores gaps not only in each company’s cybersecurity but also in South Korea’s entire cybersecurity system.
