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Donghaeng Lottery website hack exposes member personal data

First reported · Last reported · 14 related reports

In November 2023, the Donghaeng Lottery website was hit by an external hacking attack, and the possible leak of members' personal information such as names and phone numbers was confirmed. Donghaeng Lottery temporarily suspended its service and carried out an emergency system inspection, saying passwords for individual IDs had not been exposed. A financial penalty was later imposed over the personal data leak.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Donghaeng Lottery
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Members' personal information including names and phone numbers
Cause / method
Unauthorised login attempts using previously exposed information
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

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  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. The possible leak of personal information such as names and phone numbers in a hack of the Donghaeng Lottery website came to light.
  2. Donghaeng Lottery temporarily suspended its website service and launched an emergency system inspection.
  3. Donghaeng Lottery said passwords for individual IDs had not been exposed in the breach.
  4. A financial penalty was imposed on Donghaeng Lottery over the personal data leak and lax security.

14 related reports

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