SKT freezes new sign-ups, toughens consumer protection amid hacking fallout

. Following the hacking incident, SK Telecom is experiencing a massive user exodus to its main rivals, KT and LG Uplus. According to the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association on Friday, more than

SK Telecom scrambles to restore trust after massive data breach

exodus is likely even higher,” an industry official said. Roughly 60 percent of users who left SKT migrated to KT, while most of the remaining subscribers switched to LG Uplus. SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young

[Editorial] Fallout of a breach

them from government-mandated security audits or penetration tests. Even more troubling, SK Telecom’s chief competitors, KT and LG Uplus, have likewise avoided such scrutiny — a chilling reality in a

280,000 SKT users replace USIM chips through hacking-prompted replacement service

fine on a "different level," compared to the 6.8 billion won ($4.7 million) levied against another telecom carrier, LG Uplus Corp., in 2023 over a data leak of around 300,000 users. "LG Uplus was before

LG Uplus' KidsTopia Combines AI Edutainment with Ecology and K-POP Content for a New Customer Experience

SEOUL, South Korea, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Uplus (www.lguplus.com) is leading the way in providing unique customer experiences by updating the experience center of its digital kids theme

[Editorial] Data breach, trust broken

authentication keys, while not as overtly sensitive, can be weaponized in SIM swapping scams, identity theft and unauthorized access to financial services. This is not an isolated event. LG Uplus suffered a breach

LG Establishes LG Awards Hall of Fame

Customer Satisfaction Award for its generative AI model EXAONE 3.5, and LG Uplus, which introduced, ixi-O, a real-time voice phishing detection technology that can answer calls on behalf of users to block

Fire-ravaged southeast reels from unprecedented damage

lines of SK Telecom, KT Corp. and LG Uplus. Different sections of the local expressway were under control as well. A 158-kilometer portion of the Seosan-Yeongdeok Expressway, which connects Sangju — a

Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

, toothpastes and shampoos. LG Uplus Corp. has provided telecommunications services to displaced people. Retail giant Shinsegae Group has donated 500 million won, along with daily necessities, sanitary goods and

LG Uplus, AWS team up to boost Korea’s AI cloud ecosystem

LG Uplus said Monday it will jointly promote an artificial intelligence transformation alliance strategy with Amazon Web Services to foster the domestic AI cloud ecosystem. At Mobile World Congress