Police officers leaked personal data to private investigators for money
Police officers leaked personal data and internal police information to private investigators in exchange for money. In June, a police officer who had looked up and leaked personal data without authorisation was arrested and referred to prosecutors. In July, five people, including two serving police officers, were charged.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised lookup and leaking of personal data by police officers in exchange for money
- 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
- A police officer who looked up and leaked personal data without authorisation in exchange for money was arrested and referred to prosecutors.
- Five people, including two serving police officers, were charged in a case involving the leaking of internal police information to private investigators.
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