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Wonjin Plastic Surgery Clinic suspected of personal data leak after server hack

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Wonjin Plastic Surgery Clinic found signs on 11 October that malware had been planted on its internal server and that hackers appeared to have viewed and extracted personal data. The leaked information is reported to have been used for extortion. The clinic said individual notification was delayed because it was difficult to identify the victims.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Wonjin Plastic Surgery
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
2026-10-11
Scale of damage
Not confirmed
Cause / method
Suspected viewing and extraction of personal data after malware was planted on the internal server
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. The clinic found signs of malware on its internal server and suspected viewing and extraction of personal data.
  2. The clinic explained that individual notification was delayed because of the difficulty of identifying victims.

1 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.