A notice regarding the hacking incident is posted at the SKT direct store in Jung-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of News1

SK Telecom announced on the 26th that the number of accumulated customers who replaced their SIM cards has increased to 4.28 million.

The previous day, 110,000 people replaced their SIM cards, and from the 19th to the 24th, there was a consecutive six-day period with over 300,000 SIM card replacements. The number of remaining reservation customers decreased from 4.82 million on the 24th to 4.73 million.

SK Telecom is currently implementing a "visiting service" for customers in mountainous and remote areas. Over the past week, from the 19th, approximately 11,000 SIM card replacements have been completed in 42 locations, including Hapcheon, Uljin, and Hwasun.

This week, there are plans to visit more than 50 locations, including Jeongseon, Geoje, and Jindo, to enhance the service speed. This service supports not only SIM card replacements and rerouting but also inquiries about other communication services.

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