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South Korea conducts emergency sweeps at tech giants following SK Telecom data breach

By Jenny Lee ( May 26, 2025, 09:22 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s authorities have launched emergency on-site cybersecurity inspections at several of the country’s largest telecommunications and platform companies — including KT, LG Uplus, Naver, Kakao, Coupang and Woowa Brothers — as part of a sweeping response to the recent hacking of SK Telecom.South Korea’s authorities have launched emergency on-site cybersecurity inspections at several of the country’s largest telecommunications and platform companies — including KT, LG Uplus, Naver, Kakao, Coupang and Woowa Brothers — as part of a sweeping response to the recent hacking of SK Telecom....

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