SK Innovation E&S reports hacking incident four years later
SK Innovation E&S reported a hacking incident to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) about four years after it occurred. The company explained that it had been unaware of its reporting obligation and said it could not confirm whether data had been leaked, even though a leak was presumed. Allegations later emerged that an employee died while responding to the hack and that the company had denied the hacking.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- SK Innovation
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Hacking
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- It came to light that SK Innovation E&S had belatedly reported a hacking incident from about four years earlier.
- The company explained that it had been unaware of its reporting obligation and said it was impossible to confirm the presumed data leak.
- Allegations emerged that an employee died while responding to the hack and that the company had denied the hacking.
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