Hacker claims to have stolen and be selling 47.9 million records from South Korean delivery platform
A hacker claimed to have stolen 47.9 million records from a South Korean delivery platform and offered them for sale. The data allegedly stolen includes resident registration numbers, bank accounts and building entrance passcodes, but the claimed scale and the authenticity of the data need verification. On August 21 it was reported that this information had been leaked through a delivery app hack.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed theft of 47.9 million records
- Cause / method
- Hack
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID numberBank accountPassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- Turn on deposit and withdrawal alerts in your banking app. You can check all accounts in your name at once and request a payment suspension if needed.Account Info (integrated account management) ↗
- Block new mobile phone activations in your name, and register with the Financial Supervisory Service as a person whose personal data was exposed to strengthen identity checks on financial transactions in your name. If a copy of your ID was leaked, consider having it reissued.Identity theft prevention service (M-Safer) ↗Personal data exposure accident prevention system ↗
- 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
- A hacker claimed to have stolen 47.9 million records from a South Korean delivery platform and to be selling them, and the need to verify the claim was raised.
- It was reported that bank accounts, resident registration numbers and building entrance passcodes had been leaked through a delivery app hack.
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