South Korean ISP Targeted Torrenting Customers With Malware
South Korean ISP Targeted Torrenting Customers With Malware
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South Korean ISP Targeted Torrenting Customers With Malware
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merely trying to manage traffic on its network to ensure a smooth user experience
That is the most corporate response
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Korea lost net neutrality a few years ago sadly.
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How? Torrents are checksumed by design.
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Skimming the article, it appears they attacked a particular client that is popular in Korea.
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Mitm a website and inject browser exploits? Scanning IP addresses they see downloading? A news article leaving out the vital parts is nothing new though m
Maybe they were just targeting with no actual action. Like they had their sights set on their cardboard tank.
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They infected peoples computers with malware
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The police believe that the motive behind this hacking was to reduce network-related costs, as torrent transfers can be costly for internet service providers. KT, however, claims that it was merely trying to manage traffic on its network to ensure a smooth user experience.
Sounds like they admit it but object to the negative tone lol
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torrent transfers can be costly for internet service providers
If a worker said this they would be accused of being lazy.
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