Police investigate signs of personal data theft by revenge-for-hire gang
Signs emerged that a gang offering revenge-for-hire services had stolen personal data not only from Baemin but also from other organisations. Police raided about 40 sites, including government agencies and financial institutions, suspected of leaking information to the gang.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- 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
- Signs emerged that the revenge-for-hire gang had stolen personal data from organisations other than Baemin.
- Police raided about 40 sites, including government agencies and financial institutions, suspected of leaking personal data to the private revenge gang.
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