South Korea fines KT Corp $37.4 million for personal data leak, panel says

SEOUL: South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined telecoms company KT Corp ‌54 billion ⁠won ($37.43 ⁠million) for a leak of customer personal information, the commission said on Thursday.

Hackers stole more than 16,600 KT mobile service customers’ personal data and payment ⁠information and ‌used them to make 240 million won worth of ⁠illegal payments, the commission said in a report of its investigation.

The leak occurred in 2024 and 2025, it said.