South Korean telecom company attacks customers with malware — over 600,000 torrent users report missing files, strange folders, and disabled PCs - Upgoat

South Korean telecom company attacks customers with malware — over 600,000 torrent users report missing files, strange folders, and disabled PCs
submitted by dosvydanya_freedomz to technology 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 07:50:23 ago (+6/-0) (www.tomshardware.com)
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/south-korean-telecom-company-attacks-torrent-users-with-malware-over-600000-people-report-missing-files-strange-folders-and-disabled-pcs

Korean news organization JTBC recently discovered through an in-depth investigation that KT Corporation, one of the largest telecom providers in South Korea, deliberately infected over 600,000 users with malware over their use of torrent services.

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[ - ] Leveraction 2 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 09:54:55 ago (+2/-0)

Hence the reason you better have a good old fashion paper file backup system. If it can be plugged in, it can be hacked.

[ - ] SilentByAssociation 5 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 09:37:15 ago (+5/-0)

Why are Asians always doing horrible things to their own people?

[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz

[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 2 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 11:12:25 ago (+2/-0)

because they dont care. also american isp's are not angel either. right i'm ponying up 120 bucks for internet because i'm skipping the data caps bs from comcast. yeah i'm paying 15 a month for the combo router plus 30 bucks for them to interrupt the data caps on my acct

[ + ] SilentByAssociation

[ - ] SilentByAssociation 2 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 12:04:01 ago (+2/-0)

All goats deserve inexpensive high-speed fiber optic internet.

[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz

[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 0 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 13:43:30 ago (+0/-0)

indeed

[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 1 point 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 14:05:28 ago (+1/-0)

I'm skipping the data caps bs

Had our last ISP switch all contracts to have data caps. Found out when we went over it by a factor of 10 and they sent us a letter. So we switched to the other option and now pay $120 instead of the $40 we were paying. It's not competition it's managed monopoly masquerading as duopolies.

[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz

[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 0 points 10 monthsJun 28, 2024 16:42:52 ago (+0/-0)

it is as you say

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