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KakaoTalk data breach results in $11.1 million fine for South Korean tech giant Kakao

By Jenny Lee ( May 23, 2024, 04:36 GMT | Insight) -- Kakao, the company behind South Korea's most popular messaging app KakaoTalk, has been fined 15.1 billion won ($11.1 million) by the country's regulator for privacy violations. The Personal Information Protection Commission announced the hefty penalty in a statement today, highlighting the company's failure to secure user data in its open chatroom service, which led to a significant data breach.Kakao, the company behind South Korea's most popular messaging app KakaoTalk, has been fined 15.1 billion won ($11.1 million) by the country's regulator for privacy violations....

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