No damages awarded in 400,000-person data leak despite company negligence
In a case involving the leak of personal data of 400,000 people, the company's negligence was recognised but no damages were awarded. The Supreme Court's ruling was covered; the company's name, the date of the leak, its cause and the response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of 400,000 people leaked
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- A Supreme Court ruling refusing damages in a 400,000-person personal data leak case despite company negligence was reported.
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