Massive Data Breach of South Korea Portal Affects 35 Million Users

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A major provider of Internet services and mobile access in South Korea
has been hit by one of the larger data breaches in recent history,
resulting in the compromise of personal information belonging to as
many as 35 million users. The attack on SK Telecom's Cyworld site
reportedly came from an IP address in China and resulted in the loss
of users' names, email addresses and other data.

A statement from the Korea Communications Commission said that the
attack occurred Tuesday and that some of the user data was encrypted,
but not all of it. The attack reportedly targeted users of the Cyworld
portal, which is one of South Korea's larger social and media sites,
as well as the Nate site, which is a provider of email and other Web
services. Both of the sites are owned and operated by SK Telecom.

http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/massive-data-breach-south-korea-portal-affects-35-million-users-072811
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