South Korean telecommunications giant KT is under investigation for allegedly hacking customers who used torrent services.
  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    27·
    6 months ago

    merely trying to manage traffic on its network to ensure a smooth user experience

    That is the most corporate response

  • kora@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    17·
    6 months ago

    Thats the equivalent of a “preemptive peacekeeping” mission. I’d have thought we’d see the UK be the first to something along these lines. 🙄

    • HumanPersonEnglish
      18·
      6 months ago

      Skimming the article, it appears they attacked a particular client that is popular in Korea.

    • XTL@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      6 months ago

      Mitm a website and inject browser exploits? Scanning IP addresses they see downloading? A news article leaving out the vital parts is nothing new though m

      Maybe they were just targeting with no actual action. Like they had their sights set on their cardboard tank.

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    10·
    6 months ago

    The police believe that the motive behind this hacking was to reduce network-related costs, as torrent transfers can be costly for internet service providers. KT, however, claims that it was merely trying to manage traffic on its network to ensure a smooth user experience.

    Sounds like they admit it but object to the negative tone lol