Telecommunications & Media
Complex calculus for KT hacking fine puts revenue base, severity in focus
The government is expected to soon disclose its level of sanctions over KT’s hacking incident involving unauthorized small-amount payments. The Personal Information Protection Commission will review whether KT violated the Personal Information Protection Act and decide on fines, penalties and corrective orders. Key issues include what revenue base will be used, how the scale of the leak and the extent of safety-measure violations will be reflected, and whether delays in reporting and response problems will increase penalties.
