Data stolen from 35 million South Korean social networking users

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http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/07/28/data-stolen-from-35-million-south-korean-social-networking-users/

Data stolen from 35 million South Korean social networking users
by Graham Cluley on July 28, 2011

Hackers have broken into the popular South Korean websites Nate and 
Cyworld earlier this week, and stolen information about 35 million social 
networking users.

Names, email addresses, phone numbers and resident registration numbers of 
users are said to have been compromised.

The BBC reports that the Korean Communications Commission has pointed the 
finger of blame at Chinese hackers, after it was discovered that the IP 
addresses of intruding computers were based in the country.

SK Communications, which owns both websites, have published an apology in 
the form of a website pop-up which offers more information (sorry, it's in 
Korean), including links for how users can change their passwords.

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