Northern Gyeonggi Police Officer Leaks Personal Data From Internal Network for Money
A serving police officer in his 30s in northern Gyeonggi was arrested on suspicion of leaking personal data obtained from the police internal network in exchange for money. The officer was later remanded in custody.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Serving police officer leaked personal data obtained from the internal network in exchange for money
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- 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 became known that a serving police officer in his 30s in northern Gyeonggi was arrested on suspicion of leaking personal data from the police internal network in exchange for money.
- It became known that the officer was remanded in custody on suspicion of leaking personal data.
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