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Diplomatic Academy Training System Hacked, Personal Data of Diplomats and Others Leaked

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Illegal access to the Korea National Diplomatic Academy's online training system continued for about 9 to 10 months, leaking personal data of diplomats and others. A leak on the scale of up to 10,000 people or 10,000 records was suggested, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged signs of a substantial leak and investigated its exact scale and details. Police opened an investigation, and it later emerged that four inspections had failed to find the hacking damage.

Key facts

Affected organization
Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Possible leak of data on up to 10,000 diplomats and others, or up to 10,000 records; exact scale under investigation
Cause / method
Prolonged hacking of and illegal access to the online training system
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

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  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 ↗

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Timeline

  1. It emerged that illegal access to the Korea National Diplomatic Academy's online training system had continued for about nine months.
  2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged signs of a substantial leak and investigated the exact scale and details of the damage.
  3. It emerged that the hacking damage was reported five months after it was detected and that the report to the minister was also delayed.
  4. Police opened an investigation into the leak of diplomats' personal data.
  5. It emerged that four inspections had failed to find the hacking damage at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy.

41 related reports

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