Personal data of some 24,000 KEPCO employees leaked

The personal data of approximately 24,000 employees at the state-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) has been leaked, the company announced on Sunday. This latest incident of personal data leakage among corporations adds to a growing trend. KEPCO became aware of the breach on Thursday around 3:59 p.m., when sensitive information such as employees' names, job positions, and telephone numbers were exposed on an external website.

However, the leaked data does not include resident registration numbers, which are considered highly sensitive. The company has since informed the affected employees and removed the leaked data by midnight Friday. KEPCO emphasized that customer information, stored in a separate system, remains secure. This incident echoes a recent series of data breaches at major financial institutions, including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, and Shinhan Bank, which have experienced hacking attacks resulting in the exposure of customer information.

A KEPCO official stated that the company is currently investigating the precise cause of the breach, and preliminary findings suggest that the incident is not directly linked to recent AI-related hacking attacks targeting financial firms.