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SK Telecom slammed by South Korean lawmakers over breach response

By Jenny Lee ( April 29, 2025, 03:36 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean lawmakers grilled privacy regulators and demanded stronger action during a parliamentary hearing yesterday, as the country grapples with what could be its most consequential data breach in years. The breach at SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, has potentially exposed the universal subscriber identity module data of up to 25 million users, raising alarms about widespread identity theft and financial fraud risks. South Korean lawmakers grilled privacy regulators and demanded stronger action during a parliamentary hearing yesterday, as the country grapples with what could be its most consequential data breach in years. The breach at SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, has potentially exposed the universal subscriber identity module, or USIM, data of up to 25 million users, raising alarms about widespread identity theft and financial fraud risks....

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