Lotte Chemical hack leaks personal data of employees, former employees and others
Lotte Chemical was hacked, leaking the personal data of employees and others. Sixty per cent of those affected were former employees and partner company employees, and some of those affected were notified of the leak late.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Lotte Chemical
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of employees and others; 60% of those affected were former employees and partner company employees
- Cause / method
- External hack
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- The leak of employees' personal data in the hack was disclosed.
- It emerged that 60% of those affected were former employees and partner company employees and that some notifications were delayed.
2 related reports
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