Streaming service data leak and controversy over coupon compensation
After a streaming (OTT) service suffered a hack that leaked personal information, compensation through coupons became controversial. The leak of 39.54 million accounts and the neglect of vulnerabilities were raised as issues in the National Assembly audit. Personal data leaks in banking, beauty and payments were also raised in succession, but the name of the organisation hit in the streaming incident and the scale of damage for each case have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Hacking
- 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 coupon compensation method of the hacked streaming service became controversial.
- The leak of 39.54 million accounts and the neglect of vulnerabilities were raised as issues in the National Assembly audit.
- Personal data leaks in banking, beauty and payments, as well as streaming, were raised.
4 related reports
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