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SK Telecom launches court bid to scrap South Korea's record fine for massive data breach

By Jenny Lee ( January 20, 2026, 03:15 GMT | Insight) -- SK Telecom has taken South Korea’s privacy watchdog to court, filing an administrative lawsuit to overturn a record 134.8 billion won ($91.2 million) fine imposed for a hacking incident that compromised personal data of more than 23 million users. The mobile carrier filed the case with the Seoul Administrative Court on Monday, according to court records, moving a day before the statutory deadline to challenge the sanction decision by the Personal Information Protection Commission.SK Telecom has taken South Korea’s privacy watchdog to court, filing an administrative lawsuit to overturn a record 134.8 billion won ($91.2 million) fine imposed for a hacking incident that compromised personal data of more than 23 million users....

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