Identifiers of 5,561 subscribers leaked, damage widens
Just one day after an assurance that no personal information had been leaked, the leak of identifiers belonging to 5,561 subscribers was confirmed. On September 18, 2025, it emerged that the damage had grown further, along with news of an apology. The name of the affected organization and the specific attack method have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Identifiers of 5,561 subscribers leaked, with damage later widening
- 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
- An assurance that no personal information had been leaked was reversed within a day, and the leak of identifiers belonging to 5,561 subscribers came to light.
- News of the widening data leak and an apology came to light.
2 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.