Unprecedented academic assessment score leak incident.
An unprecedented incident occurred where the scores of approximately 270,000 high school juniors who took the national academic assessment last year were leaked, prompting a police investigation. Experts have warned that even if someone did not personally hack and leak the data, they could still face punishment for transferring it to others.
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Hyeonsu “Elliot” Jin, the managing partner of Decent Law Firm, explained, "According to Article 39 of the Personal Information Protection Act, if an information subject suffers damages due to the personal information processor’s violation of this law, the information subject can claim compensation for damages from the personal information processor." He added, "The students whose data was leaked, as the information subjects, can file a civil lawsuit for damages against the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, the personal information processor, on the grounds of negligent management leading to the leak of personal information."
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Hyeonsu “Elliot” Jin stated, "The initial distributor could be sentenced to up to three years in prison or fined up to 5 million won under Article 316(2) of the Criminal Code for breaching confidentiality, or face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won for obstruction of official duties by deception."
