MG Community Credit Cooperatives customer data leaked
Customers' personal information was leaked from MG Community Credit Cooperatives (Saemaul Geumgo). It was confirmed that customers had not been aware of the leak.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- MG Community Credit Cooperatives
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Customers' personal information
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- 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 personal data leak at MG Community Credit Cooperatives and the fact that customers were unaware of it came to light.
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400Impact: Personal data of over 400 mutual insurance members
A hack at MG Community Credit Cooperatives exposed personal data, including names, resident registration numbers, and bank account information, of over 400 mutual insurance members. MG reported the incident to the authorities and pledged full compensation for any resulting losses, while the Ministry of the Interior and Safety launched an emergency inspection with relevant agencies. Concerns were raised over an approximately 60-hour delay in detecting the incident and data being leaked through an IP address that had already been blocked, and MG subsequently moved to prevent secondary harm such as financial fraud.
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