Korea Joongang Daily
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Kakao fined $11.1 million for 2023 data breach

Kakao was fined $11.1 million for leaking the temporary serial numbers of more than 65,000 users. The company plans to contest the decision.

2024-05-23

Face and ID of man suspected of killing girlfriend revealed in first use of new mug shot law

Prosecutors revealed the face and identity of Kim Re-ah, who is charged with killing his girlfriend after she ended their relationship and severely injuring her mother last month.

2024-04-22

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Chanel Korea has been fined for unfairly collecting personal information including birth dates, residence locations and contact numbers from customers who were in line to get inside an offline Chanel store.

2023-11-30

Chanel Korea fined for excessive data collection

Chanel Korea has been fined for unlawfully collecting personal information from customers who were waiting to enter an offline store.

2023-11-23

Face off

MBC reporter Lim Hyun-joo is accused of leaking personal information about Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, including his residential number and home addresses as well as his real estate transaction.

2023-05-30

Police raid home of reporter accused of leaking justice minister's information

The police raided the residence of a reporter for allegedly leaking Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon's personal information. Seoul Metropolitan Policy Agency's anti-corruption unit raided the house of an MBC reporter Tuesday morning.

2023-05-30

Safeguarding cyber territory from the enemy

In the era of digital transformation, all countries are carrying out hybrid warfare.

2023-05-28

Younger Koreans now have the right to be forgotten

Young people now have the ability to erase digital records made when they were minors, the Personal Information Protection Commission said Monday.

2023-04-24

Google must disclose personal data sharing: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Google to disclose whether it shared local user information with the third parties, including U.S. intelligence.

2023-04-13

McDonald's Korea fined 696 million won for breach of customers' personal data

McDonald's Korea was given a fine of 696 million won ($532,110) on Wednesday after the personal data of 4.87 million customers was leaked to hackers due to the firm's lax data management.

2023-03-22