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Inside the SK Telecom Data Breach: What Happened and What Companies Can Learn

July 15, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt and Kim Peretti

In April 2025, SK Telecom—South Korea’s largest mobile carrier—formally notified regulators of a significant data breach that compromised sensitive SIM card data belonging to nearly 27 million users. Following an investigation, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) concluded in July 2025 that SK Telecom was negligent in […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Crisis & Data Breach Response, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Breach reporting, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Enforcement Action, International, South Korea

California Attorney General Launches CCPA Investigative Sweep for Employers

July 18, 2023 By Dorian Simmons and Yin Tydir

On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched investigations into large California employers regarding their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) as it relates to their processing of employee and job applicant personal information. Attorney General Bonta’s investigative sweep is the first CCPA enforcement activity related to employee data. The […]

Filed Under: California Privacy & the CCPA Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Employee Privacy, Enforcement

Russia Arrests Suspected Members of REvil Ransomware Gang

January 19, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Russia’s Federal Security Service (“FSB”) issued a press release on January 14, 2022 claiming that it dismantled the REvil ransomware gang by arresting 14 suspected members and seizing computer equipment, luxury vehicles, bitcoin, and fiat currency valued at over $1 million. REvil is a notorious cybercriminal organization that claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack last […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cross-border, Enforcement, Ransomware, Russia

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