South Korea·Retail·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Gmarket data breach (Dec 2022)
Gmarket (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Dec 14, 2022 affecting 1 people. It is the first of 2 Gmarket incidents recorded on Teollimi. It was caused by a misconfigured system or a handling error. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Gmarket's Auction customer service mistakenly replied by email to a customer's complaint with another customer's complaint content, leaking a person's personal information; notification and reporting were delayed and the company was fined.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Retail
- Announced
- Dec 14, 2022
- Affected
- 1 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 3개 사업자 제재