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Ttareungyi server hack leaks 4.62 million subscriber records

First reported · Last reported · 27 related reports

In June 2024, the Ttareungyi server was hacked, leaking about 4.62 million records of subscriber personal information. The leaked data included user IDs, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses and dates of birth. Police referred two teenagers, who were middle school students at the time of the crime, to prosecutors without detention, and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon apologized for the personal data leak.

Key facts

Affected organization
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
About 4.62 million records of subscriber personal information
Cause / method
Intrusion into the Ttareungyi server and personal data leak by two teenagers
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Exposed dataPhone numberEmailAddressDate of birthUsername

  1. Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 ↗

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Timeline

  1. The leak of Ttareungyi member information came to light.
  2. The Ttareungyi personal data leak was reported to involve more than 4.5 million records.
  3. Police referred two teenagers to prosecutors without detention on charges of breaking into the Ttareungyi server in June 2024 and leaking about 4.62 million personal data records.
  4. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon apologized for the Ttareungyi personal data leak.

27 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.