Sungsimdang's official Instagram account hacked
Sungsimdang's official Instagram account was hacked in January 2025. Sungsimdang urged people not to respond to impersonating direct messages. Its online shop had also been hacked earlier.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Sungsimdang
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Official Instagram account compromised
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- The hacking of Sungsimdang's official Instagram account came to light, along with a warning about impersonating direct messages.
- It emerged that, following its online shop, Sungsimdang's social media account had also been hacked.
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Hacking issue raised involving Sungsimdang
A hacking issue involving Sungsimdang was raised. The specific timing, attack method, scale of the damage and response have not been confirmed.
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Impact: Customer personal information
In June 2024, Sungsimdang's online shop was hacked and customers' personal information was leaked. Sungsimdang initially said no personal information had been leaked, but the leak later came to light. The scale of the damage was not known at the time.
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191Impact: An estimated 191 people may have had accounts compromised over about one hour
Malware was planted on Sungsimdang's online shop, redirecting visitors to a phishing site that mimicked Naver's login page. A security firm said an estimated 191 people may have had their accounts compromised over about one hour. Police launched an investigation.
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