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British American Tobacco Korea fined for data breaches by South Korean privacy regulator

( March 22, 2023, 05:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The South Korean unit of British American Tobacco has been fined 40.9 million won ($31,300) by the Personal Information Protection Commission for a breach that affected 1,540 South Korean e-cigarette users. The regulator found that the company did not adequately restrict unauthorized access to users’ personal information and failed to safeguard its personal information management system by limiting access to it with IP addresses.The statement, in Korean, is attached....

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