Personal data of 107,518 Weolbu members leaked
The personal information of 107,518 members of Weolbu was leaked in a hack. An investigation found that access controls were inadequate, including IP restrictions on access to an intermediate server and the password for a database administrator account. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a penalty surcharge of KRW 51.1 million and an administrative fine of KRW 2.7 million.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Weolbu
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 107,518 members
- Cause / method
- Hacking and inadequate access controls on an intermediate server and a database administrator account
- 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
- The findings of the investigation into the leak of members' personal information and the imposition of a KRW 51.1 million penalty surcharge and a KRW 2.7 million administrative fine were made public.
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