Chinanews.com, January 11 (KBS) reported that South Korean mobile operator LG U+ said that the company had discovered that the personal information of 180,000 users had been leaked and had entrusted the police to investigate.
According to LG U+, the leaked information of each user is different, but includes information such as name, birthday, phone number, etc. Financial information is not leaked.
On January 1, a person suspected of being a hacker left a message on an information website related to cyber attacks, saying that he had information such as the name, birthday, and phone number of LG U+ users. Asking price of Bitcoin (approximately 130 million won).
After learning about the situation on the 2nd, LG U+ entrusted the police cyber investigation team and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to investigate.
An official from LG U+ explained that it took time to confirm unclear information and users whose personal information was leaked.
It is reported that LG U+ is sending text messages and emails to users whose personal information has been leaked to inform them of the situation.
At the same time, LG U+ users can also check whether their personal information has been leaked through the company's official website.
On the 11th, the Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communications and the Korea Internet and Security Agency launched an on-site investigation on the data center of LG U+. They will investigate whether there are loopholes in the process of processing and managing user information of LG U+ and the process of being attacked by the network. If problems are found, measures will be taken. measures to prevent similar situations from happening again.