SH exposes personal data of 148 supportive housing selectees and waitlisted applicants
SH published a list of selected and waitlisted supportive housing applicants on its website in December 2025, exposing the names, dates of birth, and supportive housing categories of 148 people without redaction. The exposure came to light during an administrative audit in November 2026. Measures to prevent a recurrence were reviewed amid concerns that supportive housing categories could reveal health conditions or circumstances of social vulnerability.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Seoul Housing & Urban Development Corporation
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of 148 selected and waitlisted supportive housing applicants
- Cause / method
- Failure to redact names, dates of birth, and supportive housing categories when posting the list on the website
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- An administrative audit revealed that the personal data of 148 selected and waitlisted supportive housing applicants had been exposed in December 2025, prompting a review of measures to prevent a recurrence.
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