Korea Foundation email systems hacked, signs of further data leaks found
The Korea Foundation’s bulk email system was targeted by an external attack exploiting a vulnerability on July 29, and the foundation confirmed the breach on October 19. On November 4, signs of additional personal data leaks were also found in its regular email system and elsewhere. The foundation is investigating with relevant authorities what data was actually leaked and the extent of the leak, including email addresses, names, affiliations, phone numbers, and addresses.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Korea Foundation
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-07-29
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- An external attack exploiting a vulnerability in the bulk email system
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataEmailNamePhone numberAddress
- 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 ↗
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Timeline
- An external attack exploited a vulnerability in the bulk email system.
- The foundation confirmed the breach.
- Signs of additional personal data leaks were also found in the regular email system and elsewhere.
- The foundation issued a notice about indications of personal data leaks and investigated the actual extent of the leaks and the circumstances of the breach with relevant authorities.
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