Law Firm Rojipsa to Launch Class Action Lawsuit for SK Telecom Hacking Victims

On April 28, the law firm Rojipsa announced, "We plan to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of subscribers who have suffered damages due to the recent SK Telecom SIM (USIM) information hacking incident."

On the 28th, customers visiting an official SK Telecom authorized dealer in Mapo-gu, Seoul, are receiving information from staff regarding SIM card availability. SK Telecom plans to offer free SIM card replacement services to subscribers starting today.

On this day, Lee Jungyeop, the managing attorney at Rojipsa, stated, "We are currently accepting applications for the SK Telecom hacking class action lawsuit through our own class action platform and website," and emphasized, "This hacking incident resulted in the leakage of SK Telecom subscribers' SIM information to external parties. This constitutes a serious violation of personal information that could lead to secondary damages such as the activation of cloned phones, voice phishing, and financial fraud. It is an unprecedented case worldwide."

Attorney Lee further explained, "So far, lenient punishments for personal information leaks have resulted in significant data breaches, causing damages such as voice phishing and illegal spam messages. Now, we are facing a situation where even phone cloning is possible, and hackers have access to information that could enable financial transactions. This is an issue that could impact national security, and we intend to pursue the strongest possible legal response with utmost seriousness."

Previously, on April 22, SK Telecom announced that it had discovered indications that users' SIM information may have been leaked due to an external hacking incident. On April 25, SK Telecom held a 'Customer Information Protection Measures Enhancement Briefing' at its Euljiro headquarters in Seoul, where it announced additional security measures, including free SIM card replacement. At the briefing, Yoo Youngsang, CEO of SK Telecom, apologized and stated, "We will implement additional measures to provide free SIM card replacement to all customers who wish to receive it."

The free SIM card replacement service began at 10:00 a.m. on this day, and long queues formed at authorized dealers nationwide as subscribers gathered to replace their SIM cards.Currently, an online community titled 'SK Telecom Personal Information Leak Class Action Cafe' has been established. As of 9:40 a.m. on this day, the number of members reportedly surpassed 8,018.