Korea National University of Arts hack leaks data of around 18,000 people
The Korea National University of Arts was hacked on 29 December 2024, leaking the personal information of around 18,000 current students and graduates. The leaked data included grades, guardian information and bank account details.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Korea National University of Arts
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-12-29
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of around 18,000 current students and graduates
- Cause / method
- External hacking attack
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataBank account
- Turn on deposit and withdrawal alerts in your banking app. You can check all accounts in your name at once and request a payment suspension if needed.Account Info (integrated account management) ↗
- 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 Korea National University of Arts was hacked, and personal information of current students and graduates was leaked.
- It emerged that personal information of around 18,000 current students and graduates had been leaked.
- It emerged that the leaked data included grades, guardian information and bank account details.
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