04-07-2025
Korea Urges SK Telecom to End Cancellation Fees Over Data Breach
South Korean authorities said SK Telecom Co. should waive fees for users who want to leave the network following a data breach that affected about half the country's population.
The Ministry of Science and ICT said in a report released Friday that a penalty waiver clause in SK Telecom's user agreement could allow subscribers to exit their contracts without incurring any fees. The carrier, South Korea's largest, was hit by a cyberattack in April that compromised the data of about 23 million subscribers and triggered a government-led investigation.
