Circle Chart hack leaks 65,394 personal data records
A hack of the Circle Chart website, operated by the Korea Music Content Association, leaked 65,394 personal data records, including names, user IDs, passwords and email addresses, as well as 3,856 resident registration numbers. The association apologized for how the additional scale of the leak was identified following the May 2025 breach and for the delay in notification.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea Music Content Association
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 65,394 personal data records and 3,856 resident registration numbers
- Cause / method
- Hack of the Circle Chart website
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameEmailNational ID numberUsernamePassword
- 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.
- Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- The leak of personal information, including passwords and resident registration numbers, at the Korea Music Content Association was made public.
- The scale of the leak, 65,394 personal data records and 3,856 resident registration numbers, was disclosed, and the association apologized for the delay in notification, among other things.
3 related reports
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