Republic of Korea: Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology investigation into Korea Telecom Corporation over alleged failure to report malware infections

Progress

Current status
under investigation
07 Nov 2025 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

07 Nov 2025
under investigation

Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology issued order against Korea Telecom Corporation over failure to report malware infections

On 7 November 2025, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology issued an order against Korea Telecom Corporation (KT) for failing to report malware infections on 43 servers last year. The investigation found that KT handle…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body