DearU staff names, dates of birth and other personal data leaked
SpilloverSpillover from the SM Entertainment incident · View original incident →Personal data of executives and employees at DearU, an SM Entertainment affiliate, was leaked in connection with a breach of SM Entertainment's business systems. The leaked data included names, dates of birth, internal IDs, contact details, departments, positions and hire dates, among other information; the number of people affected was not disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- DearU
- Original incident
- SM Entertainment business systems hacked, exposing employee data
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of executives and employees; number affected undisclosed
- Cause / method
- Personal data leak linked to a breach of SM Entertainment's business systems
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameDate of birthUsernamePhone number
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Timeline
- The leak of personal data belonging to DearU executives and employees became known.
- The leaked staff database was confirmed to contain names, dates of birth, internal IDs, contact details, departments, positions and hire dates, among other information.
Original incident
This is spillover from the SM Entertainment incident.
SM Entertainment business systems hacked, exposing employee data
Impact: Personal information of executives and employees and internal documents, including contracts, leaked; scale under investigation
SM Entertainment confirmed on November 4 that an external attacker had gained unauthorized access to its business systems and exfiltrated documents. The exposed information included executives' and employees' resident registration numbers, bank account numbers, mobile phone numbers, addresses, and contract information. The company apologized and is investigating the exact scale of the damage.
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