More than 9,100 users of SK Telecom filed a class action lawsuit against the company demanding damages related to the hacking incident involving their USIM information. This is the first class action lawsuit related to the hacking incident that occurred on April 18.
On the 16th, attorney Ha Hee-bong of the Law Firm Ropid filed a claim for damages against SK Telecom in the Seoul Central District Court on behalf of 9,175 participants in the first class action lawsuit. The claim demands a total of 4.6 billion won, requesting 500,000 won in damages per person.
Attorney Ha held a press conference in front of the Seoul District Court Comprehensive Building on the same day, stating, "SK Telecom must transparently disclose the exact contents and scope of the leaked information, and clarify whether the USIM secret key was leaked."
Attorney Ha plans to file a second class action lawsuit at the end of this month with an additional 1,000 participants. It is reported that more than 10 other law firms, including the Law Firm Do-ul and Daehwan, are also preparing class action lawsuits against SK Telecom users.
Earlier, SK Telecom suffered an incident on April 18 where users' USIM information was leaked on a large scale due to an external hacker attack. In response, Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, publicly apologized on the 7th.