Hanwha Aerospace faces controversy over exposure of job applicants' CVs
A personal data leak controversy arose at Hanwha Aerospace after job applicants' CVs were allegedly exposed to all employees. A mistake by an HR office employee was pointed to as the cause of the leak.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Hanwha Aerospace
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Alleged exposure of personal information including job applicants' CVs
- Cause / method
- Alleged mistake by an HR office employee
- 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
- Controversy arose over the alleged exposure of job applicants' CVs to all employees.
- Allegations emerged that a mistake by an HR office employee caused the personal data leak.
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