Police accessed personal data without authorization and leaked sex crime victims' information
The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) flagged unauthorized access to personal data by police and leaks of sex crime victims' information. The scale of the damage, the timing and follow-up measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of sex crime victims' 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 Board of Audit and Inspection flagged unauthorized police access to personal data and leaks of sex crime victims' information.
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