SKT hacked; 2.7 million people have not changed their SIM cards - South Korea

South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom (SKT) is replacing SIM cards in response to the hacking and personal information leak that occurred in April.
The total number of people who have exchanged points so far is over 6.18 million, and 3.16 million people have made reservations to exchange points but have not yet visited a store.
The number of people on the waiting list is now about 2.7 million. The number of people exchanging cards per day is about 150,000. Starting from the week of June 9, the company has been sending out informational materials again to customers who have passed the one-week exchange period.
In addition, a "visit exchange service" will be implemented for soldiers who are restricted from going out.
The company said it will exchange USIM cards for about 1,000 people serving at the National Highway Patrol. The company expects to spend about 150 billion won (about 15.759 billion yen) on the SIM exchange.
If the various costs incurred in the exchange process at stores are included, the total swells to 180 billion won (approximately 18.91 billion yen).
Ryu Jeong-hwan, head of SKT's Network Infrastructure Center, said, "By 2024,
"We plan to increase the scale of investment in security, which was 86 billion won (approximately 90,310,570,000 yen) last year, this year," he said, adding that measures to strengthen security will be formulated and implemented depending on the outcome of the accident.
He revealed that he would.