HD Hyundai affiliates leave server connections in place, leaking personal data
Personal information was leaked because HD Hyundai affiliates left unnecessary connections between affiliate servers in place. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) sanctioned two HD Hyundai affiliates over the leak.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Unnecessary connections between affiliate servers left in place
- 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 the PIPC sanctioned two HD Hyundai affiliates over the personal data leak.
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