Medical device companies leak personal data after admin account hijacking
Personal information was leaked at two medical device companies after administrator accounts were hijacked. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed fines totaling 188.2 million won on the two companies.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information leaked
- Cause / method
- Administrator account hijacking
- 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 PIPC's sanction of 188.2 million won in fines against two medical device companies came to light.
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