Remember the posting about hacking disaster in Korea? As investigation goes by, the shocking fact was revealed.. The number one Korean vaccine company was hacked and their server was used to create Zombie PC!
Police said the ESTsoft server might have been used by a hacker who stole the personal information of Cyworld's 35 million users. ESTsoft is none other than a security solution provider which offers popular antivirus software to corporate clients and general users.
The fact that the antivirus developer’s system was used for getting into the tightly guarded client information database came as a shock to the industry.
The newly discovered loophole also raised another issue that could possibly lead to a flurry of security fixes at major portal service providers. NHN, which runs Naver.com, is said to have asked its employees to remove any unauthorized ESTsoft’s antivirus programs at their PCs.
NHN’s move confirms the widespread doubt that the country’s major portals, which manage a huge database of users, might have be exposed to hacking attacks, just as illustrated by the latest onslaught of Cyworld.
The fact that the antivirus developer’s system was used for getting into the tightly guarded client information database came as a shock to the industry.
The newly discovered loophole also raised another issue that could possibly lead to a flurry of security fixes at major portal service providers. NHN, which runs Naver.com, is said to have asked its employees to remove any unauthorized ESTsoft’s antivirus programs at their PCs.
NHN’s move confirms the widespread doubt that the country’s major portals, which manage a huge database of users, might have be exposed to hacking attacks, just as illustrated by the latest onslaught of Cyworld.
Privacy in Internet is getting more and more fragile... I fear that one day, the massive crisis will happen in the crucial sectors... such as financial or security.. by some hackers who has no idea what they are doing.
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