Police launch probe into personal data leak involving President Lee
Police opened a preliminary investigation into the online leak of personal information involving 168 people, including President Lee Jae Myung and senior government officials, authorities said Tuesday. The National Police Agency said that it launched the investigation Monday after information from a passenger list for the presidential aircraft was found posted online. The exposed data included…
The Korea Times reports that police have launched a preliminary investigation into the online leak of personal data involving 168 individuals, including President Lee Jae Myung and senior government officials. The National Police Agency began the investigation on Monday after discovering that information from a presidential aircraft passenger list was posted online.
The exposed data included passport details and other sensitive personal information, affecting high-ranking government officials, the president, his first lady, cabinet members, and press corps members who accompanied the president on an overseas trip. The leaked data contained Korean and English names, affiliations, job titles, dates of birth, passport numbers, and passport issuance and expiration dates.
The compromised file had been accessible on a paid security-related website since June 2, prior to the president's departure for the trip and remained accessible for months.
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