Hacking ring that stole 8.5 million personal data records and traded them on social media arrested
A hacking ring that stole 8.5 million personal data records was arrested. The group traded the stolen personal data via social media.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 8.5 million personal data records
- Cause / method
- Theft of personal data through hacking
- 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 ↗
Timeline
- The arrest of a hacking ring that stole 8.5 million personal data records and traded them via social media was reported.
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