WINS Technet groupware hack likely leaked 1,000 employee records
WINS Technet's groupware was hacked, with signs that about 1,000 employee records were leaked. The company only became aware of the hack around a year after it occurred. The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) are investigating, and controversy has arisen over responsibility for the vulnerabilities and lax security management.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- WINS Technet
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Signs of about 1,000 employee records leaked
- Cause / method
- Groupware hack
- 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
- Signs of an employee data leak from a groupware hack, the company's discovery of the incident around a year later, and investigations by the relevant authorities came to light.
- Controversy arose over responsibility for the groupware vulnerabilities and lax security management.
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