Government IT service exposes resident registration numbers via license plate numbers
A problem was revealed in a service under a flagship project of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration whereby entering only a vehicle license plate number exposed resident registration numbers. Concerns were also raised that government IT services are vulnerable to parameter-tampering attacks.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Exposure of resident registration numbers
- Cause / method
- Access to information through parameter tampering
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID number
- 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 ↗
Timeline
- A problem in which entering only a license plate number exposed resident registration numbers was reported.
- The vulnerability of government IT services to parameter-tampering attacks was pointed out.
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