South Korea Fines Matchmaking Service Duo Info $830,000 for Data Breach Affecting 430,000 Members
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South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission fined matchmaking service Duo Info ₩1.1 billion (approximately $830,000) for leaking the personal data of 430,000 members. The exposed information included sensitive details such as religion, hobbies, height, weight, education, and remarriage history, covering nearly all personal data held by the company except income and asset records. The breach was reported by authorities, though no specific date for the incident was disclosed. Duo Info is identified as South Korea's leading matchmaking company. The regulatory action follows the unauthorized external exposure of the data.