South Korea Police Probe Samsung Card Over Data Breach
Reuters reports South Korean police said they have begun investigating Samsung Card over the alleged leakage of personal information of its customers. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said in a statement on Thursday that a Samsung Card employee was suspected of leaking the personal details of 800,000 customers. Local newspaper, the Chosun Ilbo, quoted a company official as saying that the suspect appeared to have sold the information to illegal spam providers. The incident follows similar customer data breaches including a hacker attack targeting SK Communications in July, and massive network failure at commercial bank Nonghyup in April.
