235 SKT users file civil suit worth 1 million won per person over ‘USIM hacking’

Daeryun Law Firm takes charge of class action lawsuit
Alimony set at 1 million won per person
“Public interest litigation to protect rights”

235 SK Telecom (SKT) users filed a lawsuit against SKT for damages related to the 'USIM hacking' incident.

According to Daeryun Law Firm on the 27th, 235 plaintiffs filed a civil suit seeking compensation of 1 million won per person. The lawsuit will be overseen by Cho Young-gon, a former chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and attorney at Daeryun Law Firm, and attorney Yeo Sang-won will serve as legal representative.

Lawyer Cho and others submitted a complaint to the Seoul Central District Court on this day and said, "Fairness and equity in our society must be realized from trials and lawsuits," and "In that sense, this lawsuit is a public interest value for which we are participating."

He added, "Overseas, large law firms are taking the lead in winning consumer class action lawsuits against global companies such as Google and Facebook. This shows that class action lawsuits are not a battle that can never be won, and that companies have no choice but to take responsibility when the people join forces."

He emphasized, "This SKT class action lawsuit goes beyond the issue of information leakage and is a national task that asks about justice and fairness in the law. This lawsuit is a public interest lawsuit to protect the people's right to personal information."

Meanwhile, Daeryun received a request from a hacking victim and accuser and submitted a complaint on the 1st on charges of breach of trust and obstruction of official duties. He then underwent his first police investigation as a complainant at Namdaemun Police Station in Seoul on the 21st.

Daeryun explained that the reasons for setting the amount of damages were the largest scale of information leak ever, the reduction of security management costs, and the inconvenience suffered by subscribers due to SIM replacement.

Daeryun announced that, starting with this lawsuit, it plans to identify applicants and continue to file complaints.

Reporter Lee So-heon (honey@newsis.com)

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