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SK Telecom ordered to pay $67 in compensation to each hacking victim

Asia.Nikkei • December 21, 2025

In August, SK Telecom was fined 134 billion won ($90 million) after the mobile carrier suffered a cybersecurity breach that led to the leak of data for more than 20 million users. © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's consumer agency said on Sunday it would order SK Telecom to compensate 58 users who filed a class action against the company over a recent hacking incident.

The agency said it decided at a Thursday meeting to order the company to pay each applicant 100,000 won ($67) worth of combined cash points and mobile phone bill discounts.

In August, the firm was fined 134 billion won after the country's largest mobile carrier suffered a cybersecurity breach this year that led to the leak of data for more than 20 million users.

The agency said it would ask the company to take steps to compensate all of the victims, and the total cost would amount to nearly 2.3 trillion won ($1.5 billion).

The agency said it would send notification of the order to SK Telecom as soon as possible, and the company must respond within 15 days of receiving it.

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SK Telecom Ordered to Compensate Users Over Data Breach The Korea Consumer Agency has mandated SK Telecom to pay 100,000 won ($67) to each of the 23 million users affected by a significant data breach earlier this year. This decision follows a mediation request from 58 consumers in May and a previous fine of 134.8 billion won imposed by the Personal Information Protection Commission in August. 6 sources 33

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