Telegram 'acquaintance humiliation rooms' and doxxing cause secondary victimisation
A case occurred in which 'acquaintance humiliation rooms' were run on Telegram and victims' personal details were leaked, causing secondary victimisation. The number of victims, when it took place and the investigation or victim support response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of victims' personal details and secondary victimisation
- Cause / method
- Operation of 'acquaintance humiliation rooms' on Telegram and leaking of personal details
- 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
- A case of secondary victimisation through the operation of 'acquaintance humiliation rooms' on Telegram and the leaking of personal details was reported.
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