[단독] 정부 '비화폰' 독점 계약 SKT...국정원 "현재까지 유심 해킹 피해 없어"

"유심 정보 유출, 안보폰 안전성에 영향 없어" 지난 달 안보폰 전량 '유심 보호 서비스' 가입 안보폰 유심 교체 '권고'...의무 아냐 [코리아헤럴드=김아린 기자] SK텔레콤 해킹 사태의 파장이 계속되는 가운데, 국가정보원이 파악한 정부에서 사용하는 '비화폰'에 대한 피해 사례는 현재까지 없는 것으로 나타났다. 22일 국정원이 국회에 제출한 자료를 보면, 국정원은 SKT 유심(USIM) 정보 유출 사고로 인한 '비화폰' 피해 사례는 "지금까지 확인되지 않았다"고 밝혔다. 흔히 '비화폰'이라고 불리는 '안보폰'은 국정원, 군·국방부, 외교부, 대통령경호처, 과학기술정보통신부 등의 국가 안보와 관련된 기관에서 사용되는 것으로 알려졌다. 국정원은 "안보폰과 안보폰 운용을 위해 사용되는 서버의 보안 기능은 SKT 유심 정보와 무관하게 작동하고 있어, 이번 유심 정보 유출 사고가 안전성에 미치는 영향은 없다"고 진단하는 한편, "유심이 복제될 경우 일반폰과 마찬가지로 이동통신망 접속이 끊기

May 22, 2025

[Exclusive] No agents' phones affected by SKT hack to date: NIS

No mobile phones used by officials working in the government's major security departments have been affected by the SK Telecom hack so far, according to a National Intelligence Service document seen exclusively by The Korea Herald. In the document dated Thursday, the NIS said no official phones used at the five government departments and agencies -- the NIS, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and ICT and the Presidential Security Service -- have suffer

May 22, 2025

[단독] 정부 '비화폰' 독점 계약 SKT...국정원 "현재까지 유심 해킹 피해 없어"

[코리아헤럴드=김아린 기자] SK텔레콤 해킹 사태의 파장이 계속되는 가운데 국가정보원이 파악한 정부에서 사용하는 '비화폰'에 대한 피해 사례는 현재까지 없는 것으로 확인됐다. 22일 국정원이 국회에 제출한 자료를 보면, 국정원은 SKT 유심(USIM) 정보 유출 사고로 인한 '비화폰' 피해 사례는 "지금까지 확인되지 않았다"고 밝혔다. 흔히 '비화폰'이라고 불리는 '안보폰'은 국정원, 군·국방부, 외교부, 대통령경호처, 과학기술정보통신부 등의 국가 안보와 관련된 기관에서 사용되는 것으로 알려졌다. 국정원은 "안보폰과 안보폰 운용을 위해 사용되는 서버의 보안 기능은 SKT 유심 정보와 무관하게 작동하고 있어, 안전성에 영향을 받지 않는다"고 진단하는 한편, "유심이 복제될 경우 일반폰과 마찬가지로 이동통신망 접속이 끊기는 등 피해가 발생할 수 있다"고 시인했다. 국정원에 따르면 정부가 사용하는 안보폰 단말기는 SKT가 단독으로 제조·보급하고 있다. SKT는 지난 2020년 4월 안보폰

May 22, 2025

South Korea's underwhelming election: '3-week sprint that feels like a marathon'

It's been over a month since South Korea entered election mode with the Supreme Court confirming the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 4. This election season, much shorter than usual, feels underwhelming for many South Koreans. When Kim Moon-soo was finalized as the People Power Party's nominee on May 11, just 22 days remained until the June 3 presidential vote. By that time, his rival Lee Jae-myung had been the Democratic Party of Korea's nominee for almost two weeks. Poli

May 21, 2025

Parliamentary forum launches to bridge partisan divide on foreign policy

The National Assembly Futures Institute on Tuesday launched Korean Consensus, a forum for overcoming partisan divides on foreign and security policies. The forum aims to bridge the two parties' positions on foreign affairs and foster some consistency in policy attitudes from one administration to the next. South Korea's foreign and security policies have been "short-sighted," lasting only for the five years of a single administration, according to, Futures Institute president Kim Ki-sik. Korean

May 20, 2025

Lee Jae-myung won't 'rush into any deals' on Trump tariffs

Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Rep. Lee Jae-myung said he would not rush any deals with US President Donald Trump on his tariff policies. At the first televised debate between presidential candidates Sunday, Lee said he does not think the US will stick to the tariff rates that were initially announced. "There will be room for negotiation. We shouldn't rush into anything," he said. "I wouldn't rush any deals." People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo, on the other hand, said he

May 19, 2025

Lee Jae-myung defends 'xie xie' comment after 'pro-China' accusation

The Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate Rep. Lee Jae-myung defended Sunday comments made Tuesday, arguing that labeling him "pro-China" was "very inappropriate." Lee was speaking in response to a question during a televised debate about his controversial remarks earlier on the campaign trail that he would say "xie xie" (thank you) to both China and Taiwan in the event of a contingency between the two countries. "What I said is that we have to make every decision based on our natio

May 18, 2025

Lee Jae-myung says shorter workweek possible without lower pay

Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, Rep. Lee Jae-myung, said Sunday he would introduce a shorter workweek and still have workers paid the same wage. Speaking at a televised debate, Lee said shorter workweeks needed to be implemented without cutting pay or benefits. "Of course in getting to the 4.5 day workweek, there would not be a reduction in pay," Lee said. Asked how he proposes to achieve that, Lee said he would "get there gradually, through compromise." Shortening the workwe

May 18, 2025

Kim Moon-soo: 'I would have tried to stop Yoon Suk Yeol from imposing martial law if I knew'

Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, said Sunday that he would have stopped former President Yoon Suk Yeol from declaring martial law if he knew about it in advance. During a televised debate Sunday, Kim said in response to a question from his progressive opponent, the third Democratic Labor Party's Kwon Young-guk, that Yoon was "wrong to declare martial law." "If I knew about it, I would have no doubt tried to stop President Yoon from declaring martial law," Kim said.

May 18, 2025

North Korean defector, ex-lawmaker Ji seong-ho gets Trump congratulations on wedding

US President Donald Trump sent a letter to Ji Seong-ho, a former South Korean lawmaker who defected from North Korea in 2006, congratulating him on his wedding on Saturday. "Congratulations on your wedding! We are pleased to join your family and friends in celebrating this wonderful occasion," Trump wrote in the letter Ji provided to The Korea Herald. Ji was acknowledged by Trump during the US president's first-ever State of the Union address to Congress in 2018, where he called Ji's journey out

May 18, 2025