A 60-year-old man reported that he suffered a loss of 50 million won after a budget phone was activated without his knowledge, prompting police to launch an investigation. According to Yonhap News on the 28th, the Busan Southern Police Station received the report from the 60-year-old man A.

On the morning of Oct. 28, around 11 a.m., at a SK Telecom store in downtown Seoul, a notice for a free SIM card replacement service appears due to the SIM card customer information hacking incident. /Courtesy of Yonhap News.

Mr. A confirmed on the 22nd that his SKT mobile phone suddenly had its contract canceled and a new KT budget phone was activated in his name. It is reported that he discovered this after his mobile phone became inoperable while visiting the agency. On the same day, a total of 50 million won was transferred from Mr. A's account to an unknown person in five transactions of 10 million won each. After confirming this, Mr. A reported it to the police and requested a payment stop from the bank.

Recently, SK Telecom experienced a hacking attack, leading to a significant leak of SIM card information, prompting the company to initiate free SIM card replacements for 25 million subscribers from that day. SK Telecom stated at a press conference on the 25th that there had been no actual leakage damage related to the hacking.