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SOCAR internal systems breach exposes employee and partner personal data

First reported · Last reported · 4 related reports

An attacker used stolen credentials to access SOCAR's internal management system and exfiltrate personal information belonging to some current and former employees and partner company personnel. The exposed data included names, work email addresses and mobile phone numbers, as well as bank account numbers and some encrypted card numbers belonging to partner company personnel. The number of people affected was not disclosed.

Key facts

Affected organization
SOCAR
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal and financial information belonging to some current and former employees and partner company personnel
Cause / method
Unauthorized access to the internal management system using stolen internal credentials
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Exposed dataNameEmailPhone numberBank accountCard details

  1. 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.
  2. Turn on payment alerts in your card issuer’s app, and if you see a charge you don’t recognize, ask the issuer to block and reissue the card.
  3. Turn on deposit and withdrawal alerts in your banking app. You can check all accounts in your name at once and request a payment suspension if needed.Account Info (integrated account management) ↗
  4. 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 ↗

Timeline

  1. It emerged that a breach of SOCAR's internal systems had exposed personal and financial information belonging to some employees and partner company personnel.
  2. Further reports followed on the exposure of personal and financial information belonging to SOCAR employees and partner company personnel.

4 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organization’s official statements for accurate details.