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KT held responsible in femtocell breach as South Korea flags fee waivers

By Jenny Lee ( December 29, 2025, 10:54 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea's science ministry found that KT bore clear negligence in a breach that exposed thousands of customers to data theft and enabled fraudulent payments, determining that the carrier failed to meet the obligations expected of telecom operators in managing femtocells and violated related laws. In the final findings from a joint public-private investigation task force into breaches at KT and LG Uplus released on Monday, the Ministry of Science and ICT concluded that KT's femtocell security failures could allow the carrier's subscribers to terminate contracts without early termination penalties. Both companies will face criminal investigation for obstructing the government probe. South Korea's science ministry found that KT bore clear negligence in a breach that exposed thousands of customers to data theft and enabled fraudulent payments, determining that the carrier failed to meet the obligations expected of telecom operators in managing femtocells and violated related laws....

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