PIPC fines three companies over personal data leaks
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed fines totaling more than 16 billion won on three companies over personal data leaks. The names of the companies, the scale of each leak and the dates of the incidents have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- 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 organization’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 Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- It emerged that the Personal Information Protection Commission had imposed fines of more than 16 billion won on three companies.
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