After large-scale hacking incidents recently hit KT and Lotte Card, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok decided to convene relevant ministries to review the response.
The Prime Minister's Office said on the 21st that Kim will hold an "emergency current-issue review meeting on hacking incidents at telecom and financial companies" at the Government Complex Seoul on the 22nd.
At the meeting, Kim is expected to receive a comprehensive briefing from relevant ministries, including the Financial Services Commission and the Personal Information Protection Commission, on the scale of damage and the progress of the response.
11th, KT acknowledged indications that International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) data of 5,561 subscribers was leaked through illegal base stations, among other means. A total of 362 people have so far been identified as victims of unauthorized small-amount charges, and the number of victims could rise further as server intrusions have also been confirmed.
On the 18th this month, Lotte Card said that a hacking incident leaked the personal information of 2.97 million members. Lotte Card believes that sensitive information, including the resident registration numbers, card numbers, and Card Verification Code (CVC) numbers of 280,000 of them, was leaked.