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South Korean job portal Incruit faces harsher penalty for repeat data breach

By Wooyoung Lee ( October 23, 2025, 07:19 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean job portal Incruit has been hit with a 463 million won ($321,564) fine for another large-scale data breach affecting all of its users, with the country's privacy regulator imposing a harsher penalty for repeated failures to protect user data. Around 438 gigabytes of data were leaked, including names, gender, contact information, education and work history, military service and disability status, including 54,475 resumes and certificates. The PIPC also issued corrective orders that require the company to appoint a new, qualified chief privacy officer and prepare support measures for affected users.South Korean job portal Incruit has been hit with a 463 million won ($321,564) fine for another large-scale data breach affecting all of its users, with the country's privacy regulator imposing a harsher penalty for repeated failures to protect user data....

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