Signs of hacking at two large South Korean churches raise fears of leak of 1 million members' records
Signs of hacking were found at two large churches in South Korea, and an investigation into a possible leak of members' personal information was carried out. The member records at risk number 1 million, and a leak of donation records was also reported. Pastor Lee Young-hoon apologised, saying he felt responsible for the hacking incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible leak of 1 million member records; donation records
- Cause / method
- Suspected external hacking
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataUsage & purchase history
- 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
- Signs of hacking at two large South Korean churches became known.
- The possible leak of 1 million member records and the leak of donation records became known, and Pastor Lee Young-hoon apologised.
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