S. Korea fines auction house Christie's 287 mln won over data leak | Yonhap News Agency

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OK By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The data protection regulator said Thursday it has fined British auction house Christie's 287 million won (US$193,600) over a data leak involving South Korean nationals. This undated image provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission shows the regulator's sign. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) yunhwanchae@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #data leak #Christie's Articles with issue keywords Most Liked (LEAD) BTS tops Billboard albums chart for 2nd week with 'Arirang,' a first in K-pop BTS to drop 'Come Over,' exclusive new track on 'Arirang' LP 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho BTS tops Spotify weekly charts for 2nd week with new album 'Arirang' Lee voices hope for peace in Easter message Most Saved 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea fines auction house Christie's 287 mln won over data leak Next S. Korea fines auction house Christie's 287 mln won over data leak

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By Chae Yun-hwan
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The data protection regulator said Thursday it has fined British auction house Christie's 287 million won (US$193,600) over a data leak involving South Korean nationals.
Christie's recently suffered a breach that leaked personal data of 620 South Korean members, including their names, addresses and resident registration numbers, according to the Personal Information Protection Commission.
The breach took place after a Christie's worker gave access to its personal information processing system to a malicious actor, according to the regulator.
The auction house was also found to have not taken proper security measures, such as saving customer data without encryption, the regulator said, adding that it also belatedly notified the incident past the 72-hour deadline.
This undated image provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission shows the regulator's sign. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
yunhwanchae@yna.co.kr
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### Areas for Consideration
- This undated image provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission shows the regulator's sign. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) yunhwanchae@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #data leak #Christie's Articles with issue keywords Most Liked (LEAD) BTS tops Billboard albums chart for 2nd week with 'Arirang,' a first in K-pop BTS to drop 'Come Over,' exclusive new track on 'Arirang' LP 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho BTS tops Spotify weekly charts for 2nd week with new album 'Arirang' Lee voices hope for peace in Easter message Most Saved 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho (3rd LD) Lee says S.

### Implications
- This undated image provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission shows the regulator's sign. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) yunhwanchae@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #data leak #Christie's Articles with issue keywords Most Liked (LEAD) BTS tops Billboard albums chart for 2nd week with 'Arirang,' a first in K-pop BTS to drop 'Come Over,' exclusive new track on 'Arirang' LP 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho BTS tops Spotify weekly charts for 2nd week with new album 'Arirang' Lee voices hope for peace in Easter message Most Saved 'Beef' Season 2 deepens Korean narrative, casts A-listers Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho (3rd LD) Lee says S.
- Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles in back-to-back launch (LEAD) N.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers korea, data, christie topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 405.