South Korea·Other·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic data breach (May 2021)
What happened
Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic's customer management system was infected with ransomware, allowing an attacker to send extortion messages to customers. The clinic discovered the infection, reported it to the police, but the attacker contacted customers directly, and detailed information about the exposed data could not be determined, with no notification to affected individuals for over a month.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Other
- Announced
- May 22, 2021
- Affected
- Not disclosed
- Data exposed
- Phone numbers
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record