AliExpress fined for leaking Koreans' personal data overseas
AliExpress was fined 2 billion won for leaking Koreans' personal data overseas. The scale and timing of the leak and the specific circumstances have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- AliExpress
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of Koreans
- 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
- It was reported that AliExpress had been fined 2 billion won for leaking Koreans' personal data overseas.
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