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Seoul toughens data breach penalties with fines of up to 10% of revenue

Published

10 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Cybersecurity

Geography

South Korea

Source

Read at kedglobal.com

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Fusion42 · 11 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission will impose fines up to 10% of annual revenue on companies responsible for repeated or large-scale data breaches, with up to 40% penalty reductions for those investing heavily in data protection.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity.

◆ The Wire takeaway

South Korea's sharp penalty hike on data breaches forces you to accelerate compliance or lose up to 10% of revenue. Tightened rules create a market for better data protection services now.

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1 source · 10 Sep 2026

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