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Data breach

Hongik University emails out personal data of around 12,000 students

First reported · Last reported · 11 related reports

A file containing personal information, including names and email addresses, of around 12,000 Hongik University students was emailed to other students. The leak occurred when an insider at the contractor responsible for safety training made an error while sending notices about completing research safety training.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Hongik University
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information, including names and email addresses, of around 12,000 students
Cause / method
An insider at the safety training contractor wrongly sent the personal data file while sending notice emails
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

View Hongik University notice ↗

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  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. It emerged that a file with the personal data of around 12,000 students had been leaked to other students via a safety training notice email.
  2. An error by an insider at the safety training contractor was identified as the cause of the leak.

11 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.