KISED, hit by data leak, had 15 shortcomings in previous year's security audit
A personal data leak occurred at the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED). KISED had been cited for 15 shortcomings in a 2025 security audit.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED)
- 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
- It came to light that KISED, where a personal data leak occurred, had been cited for 15 shortcomings in the previous year's security audit.
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