Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center exposes personal data of 7,669 members
The IDs, names, phone numbers, email addresses and encrypted passwords of 7,669 members were exposed in Q&A posts on the defunct website of the Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center. After confirming the exposure on May 30, 2025, the center deleted the posts and reported it to the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). As of June 11, it was still investigating what happened.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center (KPIC)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2025-05-30
- Scale of damage
- IDs, names, phone numbers, email addresses and encrypted passwords of 7,669 members
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNamePhone numberEmailUsernamePassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- 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 ↗
Timeline
- The Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center confirmed the data exposure, deleted the posts and reported it to the Personal Information Protection Commission.
- The Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center said it was investigating how the personal data had been exposed.
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