Newsystock admin account breach leaks data of 40,000 members
At Newsystock, an administrator account was compromised through a phishing email, leaking the personal data of around 40,000 members. Indications that the company failed to detect the leak for four months and internal control problems came to light.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Newsystock
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of around 40,000 members
- Cause / method
- Administrator account compromised through a phishing email
- 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
- The compromise of a Newsystock administrator account through a phishing email and the leak of personal data of around 40,000 members were reported.
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