Personal data of over 10,000 Kyonggi University scholarship students exposed online
A document containing the names, resident registration numbers, student ID numbers and income brackets of more than 10,000 Kyonggi University students who received National Scholarship Type II in the 2020–2021 academic years was exposed on the internet. The university did not notify affected students despite receiving a report in February 2024. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) launched a preliminary investigation in March.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Kyonggi University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Seven categories of personal data, including names and resident registration numbers, of more than 10,000 students
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameNational ID number
- 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.
- Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
- 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 more than 10,000 scholarship students and the university's failure to notify them came to light.
- The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) launched a preliminary investigation into the Kyonggi University data leak.
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