Personal data of around 236,000 Worknet members leaked at Korea Employment Information Service
The personal information of around 236,000 people was leaked from Worknet, operated by the Korea Employment Information Service. An investigation by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) found inadequate defences against credential stuffing. On 25 January 2024, the PIPC imposed a fine of 8.4 million won on the Korea Employment Information Service and issued a recommendation for improvement.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of around 236,000 Worknet members
- Cause / method
- Inadequate defences against credential stuffing
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- The Personal Information Protection Commission imposed a fine of 8.4 million won and issued an improvement recommendation to the Korea Employment Information Service over the Worknet personal data leak.
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