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Data breach

Complainant's personal data mistakenly sent to all Incheon civil servants

First reported · Last reported · 1 related reports

While transferring a complaint, an official at a community service centre designated the wrong recipients, sending the complainant's name and resident registration number to all civil servants of Incheon city and its subordinate counties and districts. The internal network messages containing the personal data were recalled.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Complainant's name and resident registration number
Cause / method
Official designated the wrong recipients while transferring a complaint
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

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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. Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
  3. 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

  1. It emerged that a complainant's personal data had been mistakenly sent to all civil servants of Incheon city and its subordinate counties and districts, and that the messages had been recalled.

1 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.