Personal data of 353 teachers exposed on KERIS Jisiksaemteo platform
The names, affiliations, user IDs and phone numbers of 353 teachers who had applied for school-level courses on the Korea Education and Research Information Service's Jisiksaemteo platform were exposed in Google search results. The problem was identified on August 8, 2024, following reports from teachers. The operator said it completed corrective measures about six hours after becoming aware of the issue.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-08-08
- Scale of damage
- Names, affiliations, user IDs and phone numbers of 353 teachers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- 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
- Following reports from teachers, it was confirmed that personal information of teachers who had applied on Jisiksaemteo was exposed in Google search results.
- It came to light that the operator said it completed corrective measures about six hours after becoming aware of the problem.
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