Ministry of National Defense faces criticism over massive data leak
A massive data leak occurred at the Ministry of National Defense. The ministry is facing criticism over the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- It was reported that the Ministry of National Defense is facing criticism over a massive data leak.
1 related reports
Other incidents at Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
DDoS attack disrupts access to Defense Ministry website
Impact: Access disruptions to the websites of the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Ministry of National Defense's website was hit by a DDoS attack that at times paralyzed it or made access unstable, and access disruptions also occurred on the Joint Chiefs of Staff website. The ministry's website remained paralyzed at 10:40 a.m. on November 6, but it was later reported to be operating normally. The possibility that North Korea was behind the attack was raised, but the attacker has not been confirmed.
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