KT CEO Kim Young-shub said at a National Assembly audit that he was "truly sorry for making customers uneasy because KT mismanaged various matters, including preventive measures in advance," regarding the unauthorized small-amount payment incident, adding, "We intend to push ahead with innovation going forward."
Kim appeared as a witness at the National Policy Committee's audit at the National Assembly on the 14th.
On the day, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jae-seop noted, "In the case of SK Telecom, it sent messages to all customers to inform them of the USIM hacking incident, but KT notified only the victims." Kim said, "If we notify all customers, it seemed likely that even unaffected customers would instead become concerned, so we thought carefully."
Kim apologized for having reversed the company's position while notifying police of the damage in September after the first unauthorized small-amount payments occurred in August 4th.