South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware

Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by shiroiushi on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:05PM (#40805957)

>Police officials acted on the information and discovered it came from KT’s own data center south of Seoul. ... They’ve since identified and charged 13 individuals, including KT employees and subcontractors directly connected to the malware attack last November,...

I'm actually very impressed. If this happened in the US, the police wouldn't care about it at all, and would just tell everyone affected that "it's a civil matter" and they'll have to file a lawsuit if they don't like it.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by jrflowers on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:20PM (#40806044)

This makes sense because the US does not have a set of laws that criminalize Computer Fraud and Abuse

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by shiroiushi on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:24PM (#40806067)

Maybe you're joking, but they certainly do. They'll happily use them against individuals too.

But against a large company? I'll believe it when I see it.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:47PM (#40806197)

The US law about this is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, it's clearly a joke. We're all in agreement it's not really used against large companies.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by None4U on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:50PM (#40806216)

it's a joke, the name of the law is "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act"

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by halJordan on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:49PM (#40806204)

It's crazy how you guys can live in this country and yet somehow be so divorced from knowing how the world around you works.

And when you explain it you double down on conspiracy theories.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by squigz on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:06PM (#40806307)

What is this comment even referring to?

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by shiroiushi on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:02PM (#40806284)

Exactly which country do you think I live in?

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by jrflowers on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:10PM (#40806574)

Being confident and wrong about how things work (for example implying that the police prosecute crimes) in the US is usually a good indicator that a person is American

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by downrightmike on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:30PM (#40806414)

Kevin Mitnick would disagreed

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:15PM (#40806594)

May he rest in peace.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by metadat on Thursday June 27, 2024 @12:28AM (#40807224)

Damn, pancreatic cancer in 2023. I didn't hear until now.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by sneak on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:27PM (#40806079)

Selective enforcement of broad-scoped laws via prosecutorial discretion is how real power works and how the status quo is maintained.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by jrflowers on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:04PM (#40806545)

I like the idea that upon seeing a massive and indiscriminate MITM attack all of the various law enforcement agencies with a remit that includes data would just solemnly bow their heads and not attempt to stop or investigate it because a corporation probably wants the attack to happen.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by yongjik on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:27PM (#40806082)

I think you're too optimistic. My reading is that the police is investigating low-level employees and subcontractors. I.e., profit for the corporation, consequence for the employees. And especially subcontractors. (Workplace discrimination against subcontractors has been a hot topic in Korea: subcontractors literally die in factories because they're pushed to handle dangerous tasks while "regular employees" get cushy desk jobs.)

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by RF_Savage on Thursday June 27, 2024 @01:42AM (#40807622)

Yeah. At they pulled a Sony on a smaller scale and have better relations with the local govt.

The people who ordered it done will be fine.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by antonvs on Thursday June 27, 2024 @05:04AM (#40808698)

> If this happened in the US

Perhaps this would be a good moment to pause and ask yourself why this hasn’t happened in the US.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by black_puppydog on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:38AM (#40811010)

Perhaps this would be a good moment to pause and ask yourself IF this hasn’t happened in the US. :)

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by kfarr on Thursday June 27, 2024 @01:07PM (#40812678)

Definitely not the same but I remember late in the days of Napster there were companies that would upload "poisoned" mp3's of popular artist that were not the actual song requested to thwart piracy.

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Re:South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with m... by BillTthree on Thursday June 27, 2024 @11:57AM (#40811909)

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/chinese-hackers-charged-in-...

It took 3 years but the FBI published the names of the fellows they believe are responsible for breaching equifax and stealing private data about half of americans

Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Liu Lei

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