Due to the large-scale information leak of LINE users, it has been revealed that the operating company LINE Yahoo has decided to review its outsourcing to the Korean company that caused the leak and is making adjustments. Ta. This month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which provided administrative guidance to the company, requested a review of the relationship between the two companies.
It is believed that 519,000 LINE users' information was leaked, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued administrative guidance to LINE Yahoo this month. It was pointed out that there was insufficient management supervision.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has requested a report on measures to prevent recurrence by April 1st, but according to people involved, LINE Yahoo has decided to review the outsourcing of IT infrastructure-related tasks to Naver.
Going forward, the company will proceed with specific considerations to gradually reduce the scope of outsourcing while confirming the impact on LINE's services and users.
Naver was the parent company of the operating company at the time when LINE's service was launched in 2011, and has continued to have a relationship with LINE Yahoo to this day, providing technical support.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is requesting that Naver consider a review of its current capital relationship, in which it has a 50% stake in LINE Yahoo's parent company, and the company, along with Softbank, which also has a 50% stake, is requesting that the company consider a review of its current capital relationship with Naver, which also has a 50% stake. We plan to proceed with discussions.