Few days ago.. the korean version facebook, Cyworld, was hacked..
Company said the hacking originated from a malicious code in China, an allegation that has yet to be verified by police investigation.
The latest hacking involves SK users’ names, phone numbers, email, resident registration numbers and passwords. SK Communications said the members’ password and resident registration numbers are protected through high-level encryption, but plan to set up a hotline for handling the hacking incident to stem secondary damage in the form of voice phishing and spam mail.
As with previous hacking incidents, Cyworld and Nate members, including me, are likely to receive more spam messages or fake calls from phishing firms.
The problem is, unlike facebook, Cyworld requires Social Security Numbers and other personal information to join. Yes, this is clearly a disaster. This is clearly the worst online security breach and fears are sparkling that the leak could lead to massive online and voice scams in coming weeks.
Nate is the country’s third-most visited Web search engine and Cyworld is the biggest social networking site with 25 million users, which accounts for half of the South Korean population.
Company said the hacking originated from a malicious code in China, an allegation that has yet to be verified by police investigation.
The latest hacking involves SK users’ names, phone numbers, email, resident registration numbers and passwords. SK Communications said the members’ password and resident registration numbers are protected through high-level encryption, but plan to set up a hotline for handling the hacking incident to stem secondary damage in the form of voice phishing and spam mail.
As with previous hacking incidents, Cyworld and Nate members, including me, are likely to receive more spam messages or fake calls from phishing firms.
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