Korean Air accused of leaking cabin crew's illnesses, divorce status and other personal data
Allegations surfaced that personal information of Korean Air cabin crew, including personal illnesses and divorce status, had been leaked. There were also allegations that when crew members took leave, their personal information was shared regardless of their wishes.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korean Air
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of cabin crew, including personal illnesses and divorce status
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataHealth & medical data
- 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
- Allegations surfaced of a leak of Korean Air cabin crew's personal information, including personal illnesses and divorce status.
- Allegations surfaced that when crew members took leave, their personal information was shared regardless of their wishes.
3 related reports
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Unauthorized access using account login credentials at Amadeus, Korean Air’s reservation and ticketing systems partner, exposed 106,661 customer booking records. Amadeus blocked further access by the account on September 23 but notified Korean Air 27 days later, on October 20. The customer data breach and an investigation into its scope became public on October 23, and follow-up reporting in November confirmed the precise number of exposed records and the notification delay.
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