Suspected leak of Hyundai Motor job applicants' personal data
Allegations arose that the personal data of Hyundai Motor job applicants had been leaked. Controversy over whether personal data had been leaked continued.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Alleged leak of job applicants' personal data
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- 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
- Allegations of a personal data leak at Hyundai Motor were raised.
- Controversy over the leak of Hyundai Motor job applicants' personal data continued.
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