eTomato hack leaks customers’ names and mobile phone numbers
eTomato suffered an external attack exploiting security vulnerabilities on August 21–22, 2026, leaking customers’ mobile phone numbers and some names. The attack exploited vulnerabilities in login pages on its mobile website and the websites of its affiliates News Tomato and Tomato TV. The company confirmed the breach on November 3 and reported it to the relevant authorities, but did not disclose the number of people affected.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- eTomato
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-08-21
- Scale of damage
- Customers’ mobile phone numbers and some names leaked; number of people affected undisclosed
- Cause / method
- Database access exploiting security vulnerabilities in login pages on the mobile website and affiliates’ websites
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- 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
- An attack exploiting security vulnerabilities leaked customers’ personal information.
- eTomato confirmed the personal information breach and reported it to the relevant authorities.
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