Socar Detects and Blocks Attack After Personal Data of 248 Customers Leaks
Personal data of 248 Socar customers was leaked. An attack similar to the one used against Musinsa's 29CM was used, and Socar detected and blocked it within 10 minutes, preventing further damage.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- SOCAR
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of 248 customers
- Cause / method
- Attack similar to the one used against Musinsa's 29CM
- 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 personal data of 248 Socar customers and the detection and blocking of the attack within 10 minutes were reported.
2 related reports
Other incidents at SOCAR
SOCAR internal systems breach exposes staff and partner personal data
Impact: Personal and financial information belonging to some current and former employees and partner company personnel
An attacker used stolen credentials to access SOCAR's internal management system and exfiltrate personal information belonging to some current and former employees and partner company personnel. The exposed data included names, work email addresses and mobile phone numbers, along with bank account numbers and some encrypted card numbers belonging to partner company personnel. The number of people affected was not disclosed.
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