The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced on Thursday that it had decided to slap penalty surcharges of 623 million won ($459,000) on Jeonbuk National University and 343 million won on Ewha Womans University.
On July 28, 2024, the personal information of over 320,000 students and graduates of Jeonbuk National University was leaked. The university said that the names, phone numbers, email addresses and other details of students and graduates had been exposed in the breach.
According to PIPC’s investigation results, the university’s information security system has been susceptible to breaches and hacking attempts since its initial development in 2010, and preventative measures had not been taken appropriately, constituting a violation of the Obligation of Security Measures under the Personal Information Protection Act.
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