Korean telco allegedly infected its P2P users with malware

A South Korean media outlet has alleged that local telco KT deliberately infected some customers with malware due to their excessive use of peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading tools. The number of infected users of “web hard drives” – the South Korean term for the online storage services that allow uploading and sharing of content …

[Pascal Monett]

"an entire team at KT"

If it is an entire team, then the CEO is aware and responsible and should be dragged in front of a judge for trial.

You don't P2P ? Fine, that's your right. But you do not have the right to spread malware to your own customers.

That is just wrong.

[Falmari]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

@Pascal Monett "then the CEO is aware and responsible and should be dragged in front of a judge for trial."

Don't hold your breath this is a South Korean CEO. ;)

[Terje]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

They have been bashing samsung though. so going after KT would not be implausible. granted Samsung was for corruption if I recall correctly.

[Falmari]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

@Terje "They have been bashing samsung though. so going after KT would not be implausible. granted Samsung was for corruption if I recall correctly."

Pardon ;)

[KWD]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

Samsung is responsible for 20% of SK’s GDP. That’s why they have so much power. Even when they get charged, someone pardons them soon after.

[An_Old_Dog]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

But you do not have the right to spread malware to your own customers.

Say that to the Board of Directors over at Sony. They'll get a laugh out of that. (Remember the Sony-developed and -distributed rootkit?)

[Alan Brown]

Re: "an entire team at KT"

Sony's rootkit escapades directly led to the infamous Playstation Network hacks and outages

I wonder if KT will see something similar?

[Anonymous Coward]

Precedent setting

I kind of feel sorry for inventors, imagine making a wonderful tool, only to watch the moron masses weaponise it.

Do you think the Wright brothers would have been so keen to bring flight to the human masses, if they knew what the dumb humans would use it for, dropping bombs.

We could be exploring the galaxy, instead we are busy smelling each others farts