HD Construction Equipment fined 73.5 mln won for employee data leak
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has f...
South Korea's privacy watchdog has imposed a 73.5 million won fine on machinery company HD Construction Equipment for a personal information leak affecting over 9,000 employees. The Personal Information Protection Commission also fined its affiliate, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering, 4.8 million won for being the access point for the breach.
The regulator's investigation revealed that an unidentified hacker infiltrated HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering's mobile equipment management server in March 2024, subsequently gaining access to HD Construction Equipment's system. The hacker then stole the personal data of 9,503 workers, including their names and employee identification numbers.
The regulator stated that the two companies failed to restrict access between their systems when such access was unnecessary, thereby enabling the hacker to steal the data.
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