Korea National Council on Social Welfare hack leaks data of about 1.35 million people
The Korea National Council on Social Welfare was hacked from outside, with signs found of a suspected leak of personal information of about 1.35 million people. The system resumed after eight days, and a fine of about 480 million won was later imposed over the leak of member information.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea National Council on Social Welfare
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of about 1.35 million people
- Cause / method
- External hacking
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- Signs emerged of a suspected leak of personal information of about 1.35 million people due to external hacking.
- It emerged that the Korea National Council on Social Welfare's system had resumed after eight days.
- It emerged that a fine of about 480 million won had been imposed over the leak of information on 1.35 million members.
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