Access permission error at Chungnam National University leaks graduates' data
Chungnam National University mistakenly granted a student access permissions, leaking graduates' personal information. The scale of the leak and the date of the incident have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Chungnam National University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Graduates' personal information
- Cause / method
- Access to personal information mistakenly granted to a student
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- 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 information had been leaked at Chungnam National University after a student was mistakenly granted access permissions.
- It emerged that the leaked data included graduates' information.
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