Fine standards for personal data leaks to be tightened from 19 May
The standards for fines on personal data leaks will be tightened from 19 May. The previous standards will apply to KT, and projections suggested fines of up to 200 billion won are possible. Whether a fine will actually be imposed and the amount have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- 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
- The tightening of fine standards for personal data leaks and the plan to apply the previous standards to KT were made public.
- The tightened fine standards for personal data leaks take effect.
2 related reports
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.