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Data of 120,000 researchers leaked from NRF paper submission system

First reported · Last reported · 14 related reports

JAMS, the online paper submission system of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), was hacked, leaking the personal information of around 120,000 researchers. The foundation initially said no personal information had been leaked but later acknowledged the leak and reported it. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) investigated how the leak occurred and whether security obligations had been met, and later imposed fines and penalties totalling 707.8 million won.

Key facts

Affected organisation
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information of around 120,000 researchers
Cause / method
Hack of the JAMS online paper submission system
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

View National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) notice ↗
  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 ↗

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Timeline

  1. A hacking attempt on the NRF's JAMS paper submission system was reported.
  2. The NRF acknowledged the leak of personal information of around 120,000 researchers.
  3. The PIPC received the foundation's leak report and launched an investigation into how the leak occurred and whether security obligations had been met.
  4. Measures to prevent a recurrence of the personal data leak were discussed in South Korea's National Assembly.
  5. It was reported that, along with the personal data leak, some 1,500 people had been registered as members of academic societies.
  6. The PIPC imposed fines and penalties totalling 707.8 million won on the NRF.

14 related reports

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