Cheongju Heungdeok's Bongmyeong police box leaks data of 7 people to impersonator
The Bongmyeong police box of Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station leaked the personal information of seven people after complying with a wanted-person check request from someone impersonating a police officer. The specific date and follow-up response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of seven people
- Cause / method
- Personal data leaked in response to a wanted-person check request from a police officer impersonator
- 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
- It came to light that the Bongmyeong police box of Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station had leaked the personal information of seven people in response to a wanted-person check request from a police officer impersonator.
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