LG Uplus Hack Cover-Up Probe Stalls for 10 Months, Raising Fears of a 'Permanent Unsolved Case'
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Police investigations into allegations of a cover-up related to the LG Uplus hack have not reached a conclusion for 10 months.
As a key factor, LG Uplus was said to have discarded one compromised server and reinstalled its OS after receiving KISA guidance on reporting a breach.
This made forensic and other government technical investigations difficult, and no conclusion has yet been reached on whether the incident was covered up because the data were lost.
As suspicions of a cover-up over a hack involving LG Uplus persist, police investigations into the case have remained unresolved for 10 months. There are also calls for a clear and thorough account of what happened. According to details disclosed on the 21st by the office of Rep. Park Jeong-hyeon of the Democratic Party of Korea, a key reason the police probe has dragged on is that LG Uplus discarded one compromised server and reinstalled its OS after receiving KISA guidance on reporting a security breach.
The server was discarded and the OS was reinstalled after the KISA breach incident notice, making it difficult for government technical investigators to conduct forensic analysis and other examinations. Related data is also said to have been lost.
The Ministry of Science and ICT requested a prosecutorial investigation in December last year, and the Personal Information Protection Commission did so in July. However, due to the loss of data and other effects, no conclusion has been reached on whether the incident was covered up. There are concerns that if the allegations remain unresolved, it could send the wrong signal that covering up a hack is more advantageous for companies than reporting it.
The industry sees the police as the last line of defense in the investigation of this case, and there are fears that if the police conduct a poor investigation, the case will remain a permanent unsolved case.
Rep. Park said he is concerned that companies that destroy evidence could evade responsibility, while only those that report in good faith end up facing penalties. He added that in such a case, the incentive to report hacking incidents could weaken, and if concealment is allowed to work, South Korea could become a playground for hackers. He urged the police to conduct a strict, aboveboard investigation with no room for doubt, saying the LG Uplus hacking cover-up case must not be left as a permanent unsolved case.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407211
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