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ROK court administrator fined $140K over alleged North Korean data theft

Watchdog accuses Court Administration Office of allowing citizens’ data to be stolen due to poor cyber hygiene

South Korea’s data protection watchdog has fined the national court administrator over an alleged North Korean breach that resulted in the theft of almost one terabyte of citizens’ personal information.

The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said in a press release on Thursday that it imposed a fine of approximately $140,000 (207 million won), with an additional $4,100 (6 million won) in penalties, against the Court Administration Office for violating the Personal Information Protection Act.

The press release did not specify the attacker, but the punishment relates to a series of breaches over two years that the police previously linked