Daegu education office leaks teachers' resident registration numbers and other data
Personal information including teachers' resident registration numbers was leaked from the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education. The leak sparked controversy.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information including teachers' resident registration numbers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID number
- 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 ↗
- 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
- Concerns were raised over the leak of personal information, including teachers' resident registration numbers, at the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education.
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