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

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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…

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

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2025-11-07
under investigation

On 7 November 2025, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology issued an…