Daehong Communications Leaks Data of 18,359 Customers, Coupon Service Suspended
The personal data of 18,359 customers was leaked from Daehong Communications, and no financial damage has been confirmed. The suspension of the Giftiel service restricted the lookup, use, approval and cancellation functions of mobile coupons for 24 brands. The operator extended coupon validity by 30 days and worked on recovery, aiming to normalise the service on 4 November.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Daehong Communications
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of 18,359 customers leaked; use of mobile coupons for 24 brands restricted
- Cause / method
- Hack
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
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Timeline
- Daehong Communications said the personal data of about 18,000 people was leaked and that no financial damage had been confirmed.
- The scale of the damage was reported as 18,359 people, and the operator announced a 30-day extension of coupon validity and a target of normalising service on 4 November.
- Restrictions on mobile coupon use for 24 brands, including Lotteria and Lotte Cinema, and the plan to resume the service were reported.
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