Lock&Lock server hack leaks personal data of 1.3 million members
Lock&Lock was hacked by an outside party, leaking the personal data of about 1.3 million members. The company said the leaked items included user IDs, encrypted passwords, names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, email addresses and CI (connecting information), and that additional items could be included depending on the information users had entered. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a fine of 503 million won on Lock&Lock.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Lock&Lock
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of about 1.3 million members
- Cause / method
- Server breach through external hacking
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNamePhone numberEmailAddressUsernamePassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- 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
- It emerged that personal data including names, mobile phone numbers and addresses had been leaked in a hack of Lock&Lock's servers.
- Lock&Lock notified users of the leaked items and the possibility of additional leaks depending on the information they had entered.
- The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a fine of 503 million won on Lock&Lock over the leak of data on 1.3 million members.
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