South Korea's SK Telecom begins SIM card replacement after data breach
SK Telecom announced earlier this month that it had fallen victim to a hacking incident involving malicious code, through which customers' personal information was compromised.
It prompted a company apology and the government to order the review of the country's overall data protection system.
SK Telecom has not given details on the extent of the damage or who was behind the attack.
"Starting from 10 am (0100 GMT) on Monday, we will replace USIM chips free of charge for those who wish to replace...