LINE Yahoo to Accelerate Network Separation from Naver to Prevent Further Data Leaks

LINE Yahoo has announced that it will accelerate its plan to separate its network from the Korean IT company Naver. This is a preventive measure following a large-scale information leak incident that occurred in November last year, and the goal is to complete the separation by March of next year, nine months ahead of the initial schedule.

LINE Yahoo previously reported a countermeasure plan to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the government's Personal Information Protection Commission in April, with the main focus being the separation of the network and operations from Naver. The initial plan was to gradually separate domestic and overseas subsidiaries by December 2025. However, with this announcement, LINE Yahoo has revealed that it intends to expedite the separation of overseas subsidiaries, aiming for completion by March of next year.

Furthermore, LINE Yahoo added that it plans to, in principle, terminate the outsourcing of development work in Japan to Naver by December of next year. LINE Yahoo intends to report this plan to the Personal Information Protection Commission on the 28th and to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on July 1st.

This measure demonstrates LINE Yahoo's commitment to reducing its dependence on Naver and strengthening its own security system in the wake of the information leak incident. In particular, accelerating the network separation plan from Naver is seen as a swift response acknowledging the severity of the information leak incident, and an effort to regain user trust, according to analysis.