Republic of Korea: Class action lawsuits against SK Telecom over alleged violations of Personal Information Protection Act following a customer data breach
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
28 Aug 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee announced resumption of collective dispute mediation against SK Telecom
On 28 August 2025, the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee resumed collective dispute mediation against SK Telecom after merging three suspended cases. The mediation concerns the 18 April 2025 data breach affecting about 23.24 million L…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority