Signs of leak and sale of Democratic Party's Yeosu B dues-paying member roster
Signs have emerged that the roster of dues-paying members of the Democratic Party of Korea's Yeosu B constituency was leaked and traded. The indications have sparked controversy.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Democratic Party of Korea
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Roster of Yeosu B dues-paying members
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
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Timeline
- Signs emerged that the roster of dues-paying members of the Democratic Party of Korea's Yeosu B constituency had been leaked and traded.
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