Goryeong County official given only a caution for leaking complainant's personal data
A Goryeong County official leaked a complainant's personal information. The official received only a caution, sparking criticism that the county was protecting its own.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Goryeong County
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Complainant's personal information
- Cause / method
- Leak of a complainant's personal information by a public official
- 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
- Controversy came to light over a Goryeong County official's leak of a complainant's personal information and the caution issued as discipline.
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