Aladin hack leads to illegal leak of 720,000 e-books
A hack of Aladin led to the illegal leak of 720,000 e-books. The publishing industry warned it would halt book supplies unless compensation was paid, and the e-book industry joined forces to respond to copyright infringement. In May 2024, the Korean Publishers Association and Aladin agreed on compensation, but criticism arose that authors had been excluded from the discussions.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Aladin
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 720,000 e-books
- Cause / method
- Hacking
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- 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
- The publishing industry demanded compensation for the illegal e-book leak and warned Aladin it would halt book supplies.
- Concerns were raised over consolation payments of only a few hundred thousand won for the e-book hacking damage.
- The e-book industry joined forces to respond to copyright infringement.
- The Korean Publishers Association and Aladin agreed on compensation for the e-book leak, and criticism arose over the exclusion of authors.
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