Six referred to prosecutors over unauthorized collection of personal data of 100,000 Samsung employees
The personal information of 100,000 Samsung employees was leaked. Six people, including a union chair, were referred to prosecutors in connection with the unauthorized collection of personal information.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 100,000 Samsung employees
- Cause / method
- Unauthorized collection of personal information
- 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 came to light that six people, including a union chair, were referred to prosecutors over the unauthorized collection of personal information of 100,000 Samsung employees.
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