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South Korean ISP 'Infected' Torrenting Subscribers with Malware

A report from South Korea reveals that Internet provider KT actively installed malware on the computers of over half a million subscribers.

Darkassassin07 , 6 days ago

I'd be curious to know more about the methods used.

Did they somehow spread an infection through the bittorrent protocol, or was there an alternate route used?

How exactly did the malware arrive on consumer devices?

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