Hallym Polytechnic University fined for mistakenly posting resident registration numbers
Whilst providing information on student loans, Hallym Polytechnic University mistakenly posted on its website a document containing the resident registration numbers of students who had applied for loans. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a fine of 16.25 million won for breaching its duty to take security measures.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Hallym Polytechnic University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of resident registration numbers of student loan applicants
- Cause / method
- Document containing resident registration numbers mistakenly posted on the website
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID number
- Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
- 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
- It was reported that the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) had fined Hallym Polytechnic University 16.25 million won for breaching its duty to take security measures.
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