South Korea Fines Matchmaking Agency Over Leak of Sensitive User Data
South Korea's data protection agency has fined a matchmaking service, Duo, for leaking sensitive user data, including weight and marital status. The company failed to safeguard its database and was slow to respond to a hack last year.
South Korea's data protection agency has fined Duo, a matchmaking service, 1.21 billion won ($815,400) for leaking sensitive user data. The company's database was hacked in January last year, resulting in the theft of personal info of over 420,000 members. The leaked data included phone numbers, addresses, and sensitive info like weight and marital status. Duo failed to implement adequate security measures and was slow to respond to the breach. The agency also found that Duo violated regulations on collecting and storing personal data. Duo has apologized and will take corrective action to improve its data handling practices.
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