Korea Defense Intelligence Command (KDIC) security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Korea Defense Intelligence Command (KDIC), with related coverage.
Korea Defense Intelligence Command overseas agents' identities and secrets leaked
Impact: Identities of agents targeting North Korea and overseas, and Level 2 and 3 classified information
In July 2024, it emerged that information on agents targeting North Korea had been leaked from the Korea Defense Intelligence Command's internal network via a military civilian employee's personal laptop. The leaked material included the identities of overseas agents and Level 2 and 3 classified information, and the civilian employee was suspected of leaking files to an ethnic Korean Chinese national. The command said the leak was not caused by hacking and recalled its dispatched personnel. The civilian employee was arrested.
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