Korean government adoption information system leaks data of adoptees and prospective parents
Adoptees' personal information, including other people's passports, was exposed in the Korean government's adoption information system. It later emerged that prospective parents' information had also been leaked.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal and passport information of adoptees and prospective parents
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- 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
- It was reported that personal information, including other people's passports, had been exposed in the Korean government's adoption information system.
- It emerged that information on prospective parents, not just adoptees, had also been leaked.
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