Soonchunhyang and Kyungsung universities fined over personal data leaks
Personal information was leaked at Soonchunhyang University and Kyungsung University after hackers exploited WebLogic vulnerabilities in their main websites. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed fines of KRW 193 million and administrative fines of KRW 6.6 million. After it was confirmed that the vulnerabilities had gone unfixed for more than six years, the universities were ordered to take measures including applying security patches and blocking access.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Soonchunhyang University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Hacking that exploited WebLogic vulnerabilities in the main websites, left unfixed for more than six years
- 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 fines and administrative fines imposed on Soonchunhyang University and Kyungsung University over personal data leaks, and orders for security patches and access-blocking measures, came to light.
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