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Korea Spam Response Center was constituted within the KISA (Korea Information Security Agency), which is an agency of the Ministry of Information and Communication, to deal with problems related to spam.

Competent authority	Korea spam response center Regime: Opt-out
Contact person	How to report Korean Spam Korean Spam Report – Report Guidance
Relevant legislation in place	Laws: Anti-Spam Regulations in Korea Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection of 2001 Revised Act, 18/12/2002
International cooperation	Memorandum of Understanding between the Korea Information Security Agency and the Australian Communications Authority and the National Office for the Information economy of Australia concerning cooperation in the regulation of Spam.
News and information	57% of spam originates from US, 16% from South Korea FTC Plans Criminal Charges Against Spammers Pioneer in Spam Blocking Korea takes over the unwanted #2 spot on the spam-sending list In Korea, mobile spam outruns email spam KISA introduced the "Best Practice" for blocking Spam in Korea South Korea mulls spam curfew Spam falls after South Korea strengthens e-mail law