Government Employees Pension Service fined over personal data leak
A personal data leak occurred at the Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS). The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a fine of 532 million won on the agency in connection with the leak. The timing, scale and cause of the leak have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- 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
- Sanctions against the Government Employees Pension Service over its personal data leak came to light.
- The fine imposed on the Government Employees Pension Service by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) was confirmed at 532 million won.
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