Personal data leaks to meet card sign-up targets raise outsourcing oversight concerns
Personal data leaks and cash handouts occurred in the course of meeting credit card sign-up targets. Concerns were raised over lax oversight by card companies that had outsourced the work.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Personal data leaked in the course of meeting card sign-up targets
- 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
- Concerns were raised over card companies' oversight of outsourced work in relation to personal data leaks and cash handouts.
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