Worknet hack leaks personal data in résumés of 230,000 members
Worknet was hacked, leaking personal data in the résumés of 230,000 members. The unauthorized overseas access and data leak went unnoticed for seven days. Management problems also came to light, including limited working hours for on-site security monitoring staff.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data in the résumés of 230,000 members
- Cause / method
- Hacking through unauthorized overseas access
- 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 organization’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 Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The leak of personal data of 230,000 Worknet members and the failure to notice it for seven days were described.
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