Police currently investigating allegations that KT destroyed servers after a hacking incident to hide evidence have launched a compulsory investigation.
According to police on the 19th, the anti-corruption and economic crime investigation unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency has been executing search and seizure warrants at KT's Pangyo and Bangbae offices since the morning.
Police are said to have deployed more than 20 investigators to search offices inside the buildings. They plan to analyze the seized materials secured that day to determine whether KT intentionally disposed of servers in the course of handling the hacking incident.
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) notified KT of signs of a server hack in July, but KT said there was "no breach." It then disposed of the server in question. Afterward, the Ministry of Science and ICT asked police to investigate, saying KT had impeded the government's probe and raised suspicions of submitting false data and concealing evidence.