Ministry of National Defense faces criticism over massive data leak
A massive data leak occurred at the Ministry of National Defense. The ministry is facing criticism over the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- It was reported that the Ministry of National Defense is facing criticism over a massive data leak.
1 related reports
Other incidents at Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
DDoS attack disrupts access to Defence Ministry website
Impact: Access disruptions to the websites of the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Ministry of National Defense's website was hit by a DDoS attack that at times paralysed it or made access unstable, and access disruptions also occurred on the Joint Chiefs of Staff website. The ministry's website remained paralysed at 10.40am on 6 November, but it was later reported to be operating normally. The possibility that North Korea was behind the attack was raised, but the attacker has not been confirmed.
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