Police apprehend 2 Chinese nationals behind unauthorized mobile payments of KT users

Police have detained two Chinese nationals accused of making unauthorized mobile payments by hacking users of KT, the country's No. 2 mobile carrier, officials said Wednesday. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said they apprehended two Korean Chinese men, aged 48 and 44, respectively, Tuesday on charges of violating the Information Protection Act and fraud by use of a computer, among others. The 48-year-old is accused of making small unauthorized mobile payments of KT users by hacking their phones while carrying an illegal micro base station connected to KT's communication network between late August and early this month. The other suspect in the case, identified as a 44-year-old Korean Chinese national, is charged with cashing the unauthorized payments. Police apprehended the first suspect at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, upon his arrival in Korea on Tuesday afternoon, before detaining the other suspect in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo district shortly after. Authorities also secured the unregistered micro base station used in the scheme. However, police have yet to piece togethWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times