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Malgeunsoft Hack Reported to Have Leaked 2.37 Million Personal Records

First reported · Last reported · 6 related reports

A hack of Malgeunsoft led to member information from online education sites being taken out. As of 13 October, the reported scale of the personal data leak is 2.37 million records, with 22 client companies affected. The affected organisations include the Korea Institute of Educational Facility Safety, where personal data of 40,000 users was leaked.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Malgeunsoft
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
2.37 million reported personal data records leaked; 22 client companies affected
Cause / method
Member information taken out following the hack of Malgeunsoft
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Check if my data was leaked ↗View Malgeunsoft notice ↗
  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. Malgeunsoft said it had confirmed that member information was taken out.
  2. The personal data leak spread to at least 22 sites.
  3. The leak of personal data of 40,000 users of the Korea Institute of Educational Facility Safety was reported.
  4. The reported scale of the personal data leak was tallied at 2.37 million records.

Also affected by this incident

6 related reports

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