CareerNet hack leaks 1.6 million personal records
CareerNet admitted that 1.6 million personal records were leaked in an attack by the hacker IntelBroker. Concerns about secondary damage were raised after the encryption of the leaked data was broken.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- CareerNet
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 1.6 million personal records
- Cause / method
- Hacking attack by the hacker IntelBroker
- 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
- CareerNet admitted that 1.6 million personal records were leaked in a hack by IntelBroker.
- Concerns about secondary damage were raised after the encryption of the leaked data was broken.
2 related reports
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