Due to the large-scale information leak of LINE users, the operating company LINE Yahoo reported on the 1st to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on measures to prevent recurrence, and decided to review its outsourcing to the Korean company that caused the leak. I showed it.

LINE Yahoo, which received administrative guidance from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in March due to a large-scale information leak of LINE users, submitted a report on the 1st outlining measures to prevent recurrence.



According to a summary released by the company, the outsourcing of security operations to South Korean IT company Naver, which caused the leak due to a cyber attack, will be resolved by the end of September this year, and the operation of other internal systems will be resolved. The company also plans to formulate a plan to review the outsourcing by June this year.



In addition, they announced a policy to end or reduce the outsourcing of service development and the use of Naver's system.



Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is also requesting a review of the current capital relationship in which Naver has a 50% stake in LINE Yahoo's parent company.



Regarding this, the report was limited to ``requesting a review'' of Naver and other companies such as Softbank, which invests in the parent company.



In addition, they have begun discussions to review LINE Yahoo's management structure.



Problems with the management of personal information came to light three years ago, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications continues to request reports on the status of countermeasure implementation once every three months.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications views the relationship between LINE and Naver as problematic

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has taken issue with the relationship between LINE and Naver, a South Korean IT company that invests in its parent company.



In its administrative guidance to LINE Yahoo on March 5, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications pointed out that the cause of the information leak was that LINE had granted Naver wide access rights to information.



Furthermore, LINE's system has become more complex due to the technical support it receives from Naver, so it still has to rely on Naver for maintenance and operation.



In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications also pointed out the investment ratio of the parent company "A Holdings", which holds 64% of the shares of "LINE Yahoo", which operates LINE.



In A Holdings, ▽major telecommunications company Softbank holds 50% of the shares, while ▽Naver also holds 50%, making it an equal investment ratio.



Regarding this capital relationship, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications points out that it is a relationship in which Naver, which also acts as a business outsourcer, receives a considerable degree of capital control, and that this is the cause of LINE Yahoo's inability to properly manage and supervise Naver. Masu.



For this reason, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' administrative guidance was unusual in that it called for a review of the management structure, including this capital relationship.



However, the report that LINE Yahoo submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 1st only stated that it was requesting SoftBank and Naver to review their capital relationships.



Specific details such as investment ratio and schedule are not disclosed.



Naver is said to place importance on LINE's business in Japan, where there are many users, and it is unclear how far the talks to review the capital relationship will progress.