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Hope Bridge exposes personal data of about 1,600 donors

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Hope Bridge published its financial statements without redacting donors' names, resident registration numbers and donation amounts, exposing the personal information of about 1,600 people for around 20 days. The association discovered this in an internal audit on 25 February 2026 and removed the posting. The relevant authorities opened an investigation, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety began an emergency inspection.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
2026-02-25
Scale of damage
Names, resident registration numbers and donation amounts of about 1,600 donors
Cause / method
Donors' personal information published unredacted in financial statements
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Exposed dataNameNational ID numberUsage & purchase history

  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. Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
  3. 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

  1. Hope Bridge discovered the personal data exposure in an internal audit and removed the posting.
  2. The relevant authorities opened an investigation into the personal data exposure, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety began an emergency inspection.

2 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.