Court upholds fine against Daesung Mimac over leak of 1.13 million personal records
1.13 million personal records were leaked from Daesung Mimac. An administrative court ruled that the related fine of around 600 million won was lawful.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Daesung Mimac
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 1.13 million personal records
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- 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
- An administrative court ruling that the fine of around 600 million won over the Daesung Mimac personal data leak was lawful came to light.
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Other incidents at Daesung Mimac
External hack of Daesung Mimac leaks 95,170 member records
95.2kImpact: 95,170 member records
Daesung Mimac became aware on 16 January 2024 of a leak of member information caused by an external hack. The leak involved 95,170 records, and the leaked items were user IDs, names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers. The company corrected the scale of the damage and said all items except user IDs had been masked.
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