{
  "id": 19624265,
  "title": "Korea, Belgium discuss leak of personal data of President Lee, Europe trip entourage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/korea-belgium-discuss-leak-of-personal-data-of-president-lee-europe-19624265",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T08:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261112/korea-belgium-discuss-leak-of-personal-data-of-president-lee-europe-trip-entourage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea and Belgium addressed the leak of sensitive personal data belonging to President Lee Jae Myung and his delegation during their June visit to Belgium and other European nations, according to a statement from South Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday. The issue was brought up in a meeting between First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and Theodora Gentzis, secretary-general of Belgium's foreign ministry, which took place on Friday, as reported by the ministry. During the discussion, both sides explored potential avenues for cooperation across various sectors, and the data breach was also mentioned, according to a spokesperson for the ministry, Park Doo-soon, who provided this information in response to a query from a reporter regarding the possibility of collaboration between the two countries concerning the incident. The ministry emphasized that they regard this matter as highly significant and are actively conducting a thorough investigation. It emerged that the leak was first disclosed after a file containing personal details of 168 individuals on board the presidential jet, including President Lee and his wife, Kim Hea Kyung, was posted to VirusTot.",
  "summary": "Korea and Belgium have discussed the leak of personal information belonging to President Lee Jae Myung and members of his entourage during his June trip to Belgium and other parts of Europe, and agreed to maintain close communication on the matter, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. The issue was discussed during a Seoul meeting between First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and Theodora…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea, Belgium discuss leak of personal data of President Lee, Europe trip entourage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/s-korea-belgium-discuss-leak-of-personal-data-of-president-lee-europe",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:59:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}