Row over Ministry of Education passing complainant's information to audited body
A row over a personal data leak arose after the Ministry of Education passed a complainant's information to a body under its audit. Claims that it was a leak of personal data clashed with the position that it was normal administrative handling; the scope of the information and any follow-up measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ministry of Education
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Complainant's information
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- Controversy arose over whether the Ministry of Education's transfer of a complainant's information to an audited body constituted a personal data leak.
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