Cosmetics industry data leaked en masse from Korea Testing & Research Institute
Cosmetics industry data was leaked en masse from the Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR). Some 800 companies were affected; how the leak occurred and the response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data leak affecting some 800 cosmetics companies
- 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
- The mass leak of cosmetics industry data from KTR, affecting some 800 companies, was disclosed.
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