Republic of Korea: Announced investigation into LG U+ Co regarding a personal information leakage accident

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Announced investigation into LG U+ Co regarding a personal information leakage accident

On 23 January 2023, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) initiated an investigation into LG U+ Co. concerning a breach of personal information. The PIPC aims to determine the instances of data leakage and the data protection measures hackers bypassed to illicitly obtain and disseminate personal details.

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Scope

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Cybersecurity regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

data protection authority

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2023-01-23

under deliberation

On 23 January 2023, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) initiated an investigatio…

2023-07-12

in force

On 12 July 2023, the Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) issued a ruling regar…