Personal data of 290,000 teachers leaked, appointment letters sent in politician's name
Teachers' personal information was leaked from a platform used by primary school teachers. The leak of personal information of 290,000 teachers and the sending of appointment letters in the name of Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party came to light. The primary school teachers' union visited the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) to protest against the leak.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 290,000 teachers
- 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
- The primary school teachers' union visited the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) to protest against the leak of teachers' personal information.
- The leak of personal information of 290,000 teachers and the sending of appointment letters in Kim Moon-soo's name came to light.
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