Eight More Companies Report Breaches After Musinsa Data Leak
160,000 personal records were leaked from Musinsa's 29CM, and eight more companies reported breaches after a tip from the hacker. The government notified 30 companies named by a Chinese hacker to report breaches and carried out an investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Musinsa
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of 160,000 personal records from Musinsa's 29CM; eight more companies reported breaches
- Cause / method
- External hacking
- 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
- The leak of 160,000 personal records from Musinsa's 29CM and breach reports from eight more companies came to light.
- The government notified 30 companies named by a Chinese hacker to report breaches and carried out an investigation.
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Other incidents at Musinsa
Musinsa's 29CM customer data leak of 159,852 records, with more later confirmed
159.9KImpact: 159,852 customer records plus 30,000 additional records
Abnormal access to the order lookup API at 29CM, operated by Musinsa, leaked 159,852 customer records. Most included only names, while about 20,000 included contact details, shipping information, email addresses and more. The company apologized, and in October 2026 a further leak of 30,000 personal records became known.
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