Signs of a leak of about 13,000 South Korean government public service user accounts
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) detected signs that about 13,000 user accounts for public services of national and public institutions had been illegally leaked and traded. The attackers were found to have stolen IDs, passwords and other information from users' PCs with infostealers hidden in illegal software. The NIS urged users to refrain from using automatic login.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 13,000 public service user accounts
- Cause / method
- Theft of account information from users' PCs by infostealers hidden in illegal software
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataUsernamePassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- 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 National Intelligence Service disclosed signs that about 13,000 public service accounts of national and public institutions had been illegally leaked and traded.
- The National Intelligence Service urged users to refrain from using automatic login.
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