
Over 200,000 SKT Users Rush to Replace USIM Chips After Hacking Scare
Crowds gather at an SK Telecom outlet in Seoul’s Mapo District on April 28. [JOONGANG ILBO] Over 200,000 customers from SK Telecom, South Korea’s leading mobile operator, got brand-new universal subscriber identity module (USIM) chips this Monday as part of their initial rollout for complimentary replacements after a recent security breach impacted the network. As…