South Korea·Retail·Announced by the organization or a regulator
British American Tobacco Korea data breach (Mar 2023)
What happened
British American Tobacco Korea failed to restrict access to its personal information system, leading to exposure of user personal data. A separate fine was imposed. The cause of the leak remains unspecified. The incident's timing is unknown.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Retail
- Announced
- Mar 22, 2023
- Affected
- 1,540 people
- Data exposed
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record
Sources
- 개인정보보호위원회개인정보위, 개인정보보호 법규 위반 6개 사업자 제재