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SK Telecom privacy decision expected soon in South Korea's worst telecom data leak

By Jenny Lee ( August 6, 2025, 07:27 GMT | Insight) -- SK Telecom has received formal notice from South Korea’s privacy watchdog that it intends to impose sanctions over a massive leak of user USIM data, raising the prospect of the largest privacy fine in the country’s history. The pre-notice, sent late last month by the Personal Information Protection Commission, sets out the facts underlying the planned enforcement, the applicable legal provisions and the proposed sanctions.SK Telecom has received formal notice from South Korea’s privacy watchdog that it intends to impose sanctions over a massive leak of USIM data affecting millions, raising the prospect of the largest privacy fine in the country’s history....

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