Korea probes Zeekr data practices ahead of launch Korea’s privacy watchdog is inspecting how Chinese automaker Zeekr collects, shares and transfers user data ahead of its market launch. 2026.10.14
Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue Companies behind major negligent data leaks can now face fines of up to 10 percent of annual revenue under revised privacy rules. 2026.9.10
Korea to introduce strengthened penalties for large-scale data leaks Companies responsible for leaks affecting more than 10 million people could face fines of up to 10 percent of sales starting Friday. 2026.9.10
Child rights agency sanctioned after losing 1.17 million records of adoptees, missing children The Personal Information Protection Commission imposed an 863 million won ($623,600) penalty surcharge and a 22.2 million won fine for losing the data. 2026.8.27
TikTok gets clocked with 10.3 billion won fine over user tracking Korea’s privacy watchdog fined TikTok for tracking more than 9 million users across apps and websites without valid consent. 2026.7.23
Court upholds near-6 billion won penalty on Kakao Pay over user data sent to Alipay A Seoul court backed a 5.96 billion won sanction after finding Kakao Pay sent about 40 million users' data to Alipay without consent. 2026.6.11
Coupang signals legal challenge to record fine imposed after massive data leak The Personal Information Protection Commission imposed a 624.7 billion won fine on Coupang over a data breach that leaked personal information of 37.6 million people in November 2025. 2026.6.11
Firms to face fines for multiple data breaches, incentives for boosting security Korea plans to impose fines on companies that suffer repeated personal data breaches and hold CEOs responsible for data protection, while also intending to offer incentives to firms that take proactive steps to protect personal information, 2025.9.11
PIPC launches probe into possible data breach in Yes24 ransomware attack The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has launched an investigation into a possible data breach at online bookstore Yes24 following a ransomware attack on Monday, the PIPC said Wednesday. 2025.6.12
Korea talks AI at worldwide tech summit At the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Korea discussed AI regulation and emphasized the need for public-private cooperation. 2025.2.12
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