President Lee Calls for Strict Accountability Over Tving Personal Information Leak

President Lee Jae-myung pointed out regarding the massive personal information leak incident at the over-the-top (OTT) service Tving that "strict accountability must be imposed in accordance with the law and principles."

During a meeting of senior secretaries and advisors held at the presidential office today (the 11th), President Lee said, "Recently, an incident occurred at an online video service company where more than 40 million pieces of personal information were leaked, increasing public anxiety and concern."

He stated, "It is reported that the company in question failed to take necessary measures despite identifying security vulnerabilities in advance," and urged, "Relevant agencies must quickly and accurately ascertain the details of the incident and hold them strictly accountable in accordance with the law and principles."

He added, "We must also make every effort to prevent secondary crimes exploiting the leaked personal information."

President Lee noted, "In the era of digital transformation, the thorough protection of personal information is a fundamental foundation supporting the maintenance of community trust and stable social operation," pointing out that "with the development of artificial intelligence (AI), hacking techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated day by day, and targets of attacks are spreading across the board to telecommunications companies, financial institutions, distribution companies, and online platforms."

He also urged, "Now is the time to raise our society's overall security capacity and awareness to the next level from the perspective of national security."

President Lee further emphasized, "Regardless of whether they are public or private, domestic or foreign companies, we must hurry to improve systems that significantly strengthen accountability regarding personal information."

Mentioning the amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act that takes effect starting today, President Lee stressed, "We must make the burden resulting from neglecting personal information incomparably greater than the profits gained from it, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of sanctions."

In addition, he instructed, "In order to correct the misguided perception that security is merely an unnecessary cost, I hope that comprehensive countermeasures will be swiftly established based on cooperation across legal departments."

Previously, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 3rd that 361 technical assets including source codes and approximately 39.54 million user accounts were leaked from the OTT platform Tving.

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