Following a series of large-scale data breaches in 2025, Korea has enacted significant amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (the “PIPA”), the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (the “ICNA”), and the Telecommunications Business Act (the “TBA”).  These reforms collectively mark a shift toward heightened enforcement, expanded management liability, and earlier regulatory intervention, including at the stage of potential incidents.  For foreign companies operating in or targeting the Korean market, these changes increase compliance exposure and require alignment of governance, incident response, and data handling practices with Korean regulatory standards.