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17,551 personal data records of Woori Bank NFT users leaked

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17,551 items of personal information of Woori Bank NFT users, including nicknames and CI (connecting information) customer identifiers, were leaked. The cause was attributed to negligence by an employee of an outside development contractor, and Woori Bank said no spread or misuse of the information had been confirmed at the time. The Financial Supervisory Service demanded a self-inspection and the Personal Information Protection Commission launched an investigation.

Key facts

Affected organization
Woori Bank
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
17,551 items of NFT users' personal information
Cause / method
Negligence by an employee of an outside development contractor
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. The leak of 17,551 items of Woori Bank personal information was disclosed, and the Financial Supervisory Service demanded a self-inspection.
  2. The Personal Information Protection Commission launched an investigation into the Woori Bank personal data leak.
  3. It emerged that Woori Bank became aware of the CI leak at Blocko about nine months later.
  4. Woori Bank said the NFT data leak would have a limited impact on its finances and business.

56 related reports

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