Hack of POSCO E&C safety training system leaks subcontractor data
POSCO E&C's safety training system for subcontractors was hacked, leaking the personal information of subcontractor employees. The leaked personal information was published on the dark web.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- POSCO E&C
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of subcontractor employees
- Cause / method
- Hack of the subcontractor safety training system
- 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 hack of POSCO E&C's subcontractor safety training system and the leak of personal information became known.
- It became known that the personal information of subcontractor employees had been leaked on the dark web.
- Further details of the personal information leak caused by the safety training system hack emerged.
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