Fake notifications ask some Baemin store owners to submit customer data
Fake notification messages demanding the submission of customer information were sent to some Baemin store owners. Suspicions of a server hack were raised, but whether a hack occurred, its scale, and the response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Baemin
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Fake notification messages sent to some store owners
- 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
- The sending of fake notification messages to some Baemin store owners and suspicions of a server hack came to light.
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