Alleged leak and sale of Korea Post members' personal data
Allegations were raised that the personal information of Korea Post members had been leaked. A hacker claimed to have already sold the data, but Korea Post said there were no signs of a leak.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea Post
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- 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
- In response to claims that Korea Post members' personal data was being sold, Korea Post said there were no signs of a leak.
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