The People Power Party noted on the 1st regarding the SK Telecom's SIM card hacking incident, "SKT decided to promote a plan to have vulnerable telecommunications groups enroll in the SIM protection service collectively."
Chairperson Kim Hee-jung, head of the SKT Consumer Rights and Personal Information Task Force, said after an emergency meeting at the National Assembly on that day, "There are those with disabilities or elderly individuals who find it difficult to visit T World stores, making it hard for them to enroll in the SIM protection service."
Chairperson Kim added, "In accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act, we have made it so that the items related to the leaked personal information, the circumstances of the leak, ways for the information subject to minimize damage, and response measures must be individually notified as soon as possible," and reported that "SKT presented various software matters under development, including the SIM protection service, and assured that individual notifications would be made immediately when the relevant dates arrive, so that all victims can utilize it without further harm."
He also said, "SKT has decided to prioritize SIM replacement over new sign-ups," and urged them to expedite the eSIM replacement process, to which SKT also responded affirmatively.
Chairperson Kim said, "As the hacking method is something that is widely used internationally, we have decided to actively consider having research personnel from the National Security Research Institute and the National Intelligence Service involved," and requested that the private joint investigation team and the national cyber management team interact closely with each other.
The meeting also addressed the issue of waiving the penalty for number portability for SKT users. National Assembly Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee member Choi Hyung-doo stated at the meeting, "Since the responsibility lies with SKT, there have been many points made that it is inappropriate to collect penalties, and SKT noted that they would review the legal issues."
Kwon Young-se, the chairperson of the emergency response committee, said, "Information protection should be institutionalized as a national responsibility beyond the corporate obligation," and added, "In terms of security, we need to reassess our cyber security system under the zero trust principle of not trusting anything." He continued, "I will prioritize strengthening information protection obligations, securing national supervisory authority, and organizing victim protection systems."
Floor leader Kweon Seong-dong also noted, "I will prioritize the protection of telecommunications consumers' rights and will consider a plan to designate telecommunications companies' servers as major information and communication infrastructures for national-level security inspections."