29CM data breach exposes personal information of about 160,000 customers
Personal information of 29CM customers was leaked in an attack in late August that exploited a vulnerability in its customer information lookup API. Initial reports put the number of affected customers at 159,000, while a subsequent tally put the total at approximately 160,000 records.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- 29CM
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Approximately 160,000 records of customer personal information
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of a vulnerability in the customer information lookup API
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- The leak of personal information belonging to 159,000 29CM customers came to light.
- The impact of the late-August breach was tallied at approximately 160,000 records, and exploitation of a vulnerability in the customer information lookup API was confirmed.
3 related reports
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