Next month, executives from companies involved in data breaches, including the online video platform (OTT) Tving, will be summoned to testify at a national assembly hearing by the Science and Technology Committee (STC).
On September 22, the STC held a full committee meeting and approved the list of witnesses and attendees for the 2026 national audit. The list includes 30 witnesses and 12 reference persons.
The STC plans to focus on questioning the companies involved in the data breaches about the circumstances surrounding the incidents.
Tving's CEO Choi Joo-hee, whose company leaked 39.54 million personal data records, is among those listed as witnesses. Questions will also address customer compensation related to the hacking incident.
Yoon Sang-hyun, CEO of Tving's parent company CJ ENM, is also included. The STC will examine the information protection governance, investment, and management oversight systems at the parent company level in relation to the large-scale data breach.
Other executives expected to attend include Duo CEO Park Soo-kyung, Healing Paper Gangnam Unni CEO Hong Seung-il, and Toss Payments CEO Lim Han-wook, all of whom are linked to data breach incidents. Last January, Duo experienced a hacking incident that compromised the personal information of 420,000 premium members, while Gangnam Unni leaked data of 220,000 users both domestically and internationally. Toss Payments also reported a breach involving over 4,000 payment records.
Representatives from the three major telecommunications companies (SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus), which faced data breaches last year, will also appear before the assembly. SK Telecom's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Lee Jong-hyun will respond to inquiries regarding the protection of user information and improvements to the information security management system following the incident.
KT's CISO Lee Sang-woon and LG Uplus CISO Hong Kwan-hee will also testify. The STC will question them about measures taken to prevent data breaches and protect users.
Coupang's CISO Brett Anthony Mathis will also attend, as the company leaked 33.7 million personal data records and the STC will review whether Coupang has implemented adequate follow-up improvements since the incident.
Yoon Gu, President of Google Korea, has been summoned to address allegations of unfair practices in the Google app market and issues related to YouTube subscription fees.
In the Broadcast and Media Committee (BMC) national audit, Kim Jong-yoon, CEO of Scatter Lab, will be called to testify regarding the risks associated with AI chatbots.
The STC is scheduled to conduct its national audit on October 6, while the BMC will hold its session on October 12.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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