Hack of Cresoty prescription recognition system leaks personal data
The prescription recognition system of Cresoty, a pharmaceutical purchasing and payment service company, was hacked, leaking the personal data of pharmacists and patients. Cresoty said sensitive medical information such as disease codes was not compromised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Cresoty
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of pharmacists and patients leaked
- Cause / method
- Hack of prescription recognition system
- 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
- Cresoty said sensitive medical information such as disease codes was not compromised in the hack.
- The leak of personal data resulting from the Cresoty hack was reported.
- It emerged that the hack of the prescription recognition system had leaked the personal data of pharmacists and patients.
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