Gwangju Foundation for Women & Family warns of possible data leak from external backup server
SpilloverSpillover from the DOUZONE BIZON incident · View original incident →The Gwangju Foundation for Women & Family announced a possible personal data breach on October 30 in connection with the hacking of a Douzone Bizon APO backup server. Signs of data exfiltration were identified on an external backup server storing the foundation’s operational information, and potentially exposed data included resident registration numbers, bank account numbers, and income information. Whether any data was actually leaked, who was affected, and the scale of the incident remained unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Gwangju Foundation for Women & Family
- Original incident
- DOUZONE BIZON server breach raises wider concerns over client data exposure
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Hacking of an external Douzone Bizon APO backup server and signs of data exfiltration
- 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 Gwangju Foundation for Women & Family posted a notice on its website warning of a possible personal data breach.
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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