KEPCO ES warns of possible personal data leak after DOUZONE BIZON hack
SpilloverSpillover from the DOUZONE BIZON incident · View original incident →KEPCO ES announced that personal information, including resident registration numbers and contact details, may have been leaked as a result of the DOUZONE BIZON hacking incident. KEPCO ES posted a notice about the potential personal data leak on its website on November 2.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- KEPCO ES
- Original incident
- DOUZONE BIZON server breach raises wider concerns over client data exposure
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible leak of personal information, including resident registration numbers and contact details
- Cause / method
- Impact of the DOUZONE BIZON hacking incident
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID numberPhone number
- 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.
- Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
- 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
- KEPCO ES posted a notice on its website about a possible personal data leak.
Original incident
This is spillover from the DOUZONE BIZON incident.
DOUZONE BIZON server breach raises wider concerns over client data exposure
Impact: As of November 5, 28 companies and institutions had issued notices of possible personal data leaks; the actual scale of any leak remains unconfirmed
Two security breaches were confirmed at DOUZONE BIZON, raising the possibility that personal data belonging to client companies and third parties whose data those clients held may have been leaked. Historical records of companies whose services had ended may also have been affected, and as of November 5, 28 companies and institutions had issued notices of possible data leaks. DOUZONE BIZON voluntarily reported the incidents to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) and disclosed progress on security investments totaling 16 billion won. The government deemed the incidents serious and launched a joint public-private investigation, while whether data was actually leaked and the scope of any leak remain under investigation.
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