Claims of membership list leak at Democratic Party's North Chungcheong branch
Allegations of a party membership list leak have resurfaced within the Democratic Party of Korea's North Chungcheong Province branch. Whether a leak actually took place, its extent, timing and the response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Democratic Party of Korea
- 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
- Allegations of a party membership list leak resurfaced within the Democratic Party of Korea's North Chungcheong Province branch.
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