{
  "id": 19808580,
  "title": "Personal data of startup support program participants leaked in cyberattack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-19808580",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261113/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-cyberattack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The personal data of 20,028 individuals, including 818 participants of a government-backed startup support program, has been leaked following a cyberattack against a company supporting the program, according to South Korea's startups ministry. The artificial intelligence solutions company announced the hacking attack on Wednesday, which compromised sensitive information such as names, phone numbers, and email addresses of service users.\n\nThis data leak occurred just months after a similar hacking attack in June, during which the personal information of 5,000 participants of the startup program was exposed. In response to these incidents, the ministry had previously announced measures in July to enhance security for the program and prevent future attacks.",
  "summary": "Personal information of participants of a government-backed startup program has been leaked following a cyberattack against a company supporting the program, the startups ministry said Friday. The artificial intelligence solutions company detected a hacking attack on Wednesday, which compromised the personal data of 20,028 people, including 818 participants of the startup support program,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Personal data of startup support program participants leaked in cyber attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-cyber",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:23:52.000Z"
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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."
}