The Korea Communications Commission launched an emergency inspection into the safety measures and management status of "linked information," which encrypts resident registration numbers, in connection with the Lotte Card customer data leak.
The commission said on the 22nd that, after confirming that linked information was leaked along with personal data in the recent Lotte Card hacking incident, it will conduct an emergency inspection of safety measures and management status related to it.
Linked information is encrypted data that identifies users instead of resident registration numbers to provide services tailored to individuals.
An inspection team composed of officials from the commission and employees of the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) will begin, starting today, checks on ▲ the appropriateness of separating, storing, and managing linked information and resident registration numbers ▲ encryption of storage and transmission sections ▲ the adequacy of incident response plans.
If the inspection finds legal violations such as failure to implement safety measures to prevent the leakage of linked information, the commission plans to impose fines under relevant laws, including the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and review additional measures to protect users.