California’s $1.35 million penalty against Tractor Supply marks a turning point in retail privacy enforcement. Until now, many retailers assumed regulators were more interested in tech giants than store chains. That assumption is over.
SK Telecom was hit with a record $97.2 million (KRW 134.8 billion) data breach fine for failing to stop the April 2025 cyber attack that leaked the sensitive SIM-related information of 23.2 million people.
A data leak at South Korea's most commonly used messaging app will cost parent company Kakao KRW 15.1 billion, or about $11.1 million. The PIPC issued the privacy fine after concluding an investigation into KakaoTalk's security practices, something that was initiated when user data was discovered being offered for sale on an underground forum.
