Korea Privacy Breach Damages and Penalty Calculator

Estimate Korean privacy breach damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, litigation cost, and Personal Information Protection Commission administrative penalties.

Privacy breach facts

Per-person recommended

₩849,420

Total recommended damages

₩8,494,200,000

Punitive damages

₩42,471,000,000

Admin penalty total

₩114,000,000

Penalty and litigation

Statutory damages cap
₩3,000,000
Punitive multiplier
5x
Litigation cost
₩135,633,000
Punitive penalty applies
No

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What Is the Korea Privacy Breach Damages and Penalty Calculator?

This calculator estimates Korean privacy breach damages and administrative penalties. It models per-person damages, total damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, litigation cost, net recovery, administrative penalty, punitive penalty, and fine amount.

The Korean model separates victim compensation from regulator-side penalty. It accounts for information sensitivity, breach scale, victim count, secondary harm, negligence, breach cause, response level, annual revenue, repeat violation, correction failure, cooperation, recovery effort, and certification.

Important Note

Privacy breach disputes are highly fact-specific. Report timing, forensic cause, affected data fields, mitigation, notice quality, and Personal Information Protection Commission review can materially change the result.

Civil Damages Model

Claim typeCalculator treatmentNumerical point
Consolation damagesPer-person range multiplied by victim countAdjusted by sensitivity, scale, negligence, response, and secondary harm
Statutory damagesCaps proof-light statutory claim per personKRW 3,000,000 cap in the model
Punitive damagesMultiplier applied to per-person damages3 times before 2026-09-11, 5 times for incidents on or after 2026-09-11
Litigation costStamp fee, service fee, and lawyer-cost estimateService-fee model uses 15 rounds at KRW 5,200 per round

Penalty Model

  • Penalty base uses annual revenue and violation-type base rate when revenue is entered.
  • Repeat violation, very large affected count, and failed correction can increase the first adjustment.
  • Cooperation, recovery effort, and certification can reduce the second adjustment.
  • Punitive administrative penalty can use a 10 percent revenue base when severe conditions apply.
  • Fine amount is calculated separately and then added to the penalty total.

Response Factors

Fast containment, proper notice, regulator reporting, recovery measures, and evidence of security controls can reduce practical exposure. Poor response, delayed notice, or failure to correct can increase both damages and administrative penalty risk.

The calculator is useful for scenario planning because it lets users compare a victim-side claim and an operator-side regulatory exposure in one place.

FAQ

What is the difference between statutory and punitive damages?

Statutory damages reduce the burden of proving exact loss but are capped in the model. Punitive damages multiply recognized damages when legal conditions are met.

Does the calculator decide PIPC penalty?

No. It estimates exposure using the Korean page formula. The final penalty depends on investigation findings and regulatory discretion.

Legal Use Notice

This English page translates and adapts the Korean calculator content for Korea-based estimates. The interactive calculator reuses the same Korean pure calculation function as the Korean page, so the numerical result is aligned with the Korean service. It is an estimation tool, not legal advice for a specific dispute.