Kakao files lawsuit against the Personal Information Commission after being fined 15.1 billion won

Kakao (035720), which was hit with the largest fine of any South Korean company following the leak of personal information of Open Chat users, has filed an administrative lawsuit against the Personal Information Protection Commission.
According to industry sources, on the 11th, Kakao will begin full-scale administrative litigation procedures against the Personal Information Commission's imposition of a 15.1 billion won (approximately 1.7 billion yen) fine on the 1st and the correction order.
Prior to this, at a general meeting on May 22nd, the Personal Information Commission imposed a fine of 15,141,960,000 won (approximately 1.7 billion yen) and a non-penal fine of 7,800,000 won (approximately 860,000 yen) on Kakao.
It was revealed that the personal information of 696 users of KakaoTalk's open chat service was exposed on a specific website, and that hackers had accessed over 60,000 pieces of data.
However, at the time, Kakao argued that the leaked information was merely a membership serial number and temporary ID, and was not considered personal information, teasing an administrative lawsuit.
Kim Hae-Sook, head of the second investigation division of the Personal Information Commission, told E-Daily on the same day, "We have taken action according to principle, so we will not actively pursue various measures, including administrative lawsuits."
We will respond appropriately."