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Almost all Tving accounts compromised after poor access key management

Tving suffered a hacking incident that leaked information on 39.54 million user accounts, effectively all accounts on the platform, an investigation team said on Wednesday. Attackers stole a developer access key, penetrated the development environment and then accessed production systems to extract personal data. Leaked data included IDs, encrypted passwords and other personal information, while 361 development projects containing source code were also taken. No confirmed misuse has been found so far.

General News

Government to push major relocation of public agencies next year, to move about 350 and merge or abolish 109

South Korea will begin pushing the relocation of administrative and public agencies from the first half of next year and pursue organisational reforms, including reducing 109 public institutions, the government said. Prime Minister Han Sung-sook (한성숙) said relocation plans for about 350 public agencies in the Seoul area would be announced in the fourth quarter under a principle of minimising those that remain, with moves to start from 2027. The government also plans to integrate entities with overlapping functions.

Telecommunications & Media

Voice phishing measures cut cases and losses by about 40 percent

South Korea\'s government said voice phishing cases and losses fell for 10 straight months after it rolled out a comprehensive crackdown plan. Cases from October to July dropped 39.9 percent to 12,554, while losses fell 43.2 percent to 632.4 billion won. Authorities cited emergency blocking of scam numbers within 10 minutes, an AI platform for sharing suspicious information, expanded reporting operations and stronger investigations and international cooperation.