South Korea·Retail·Announced by the organization or a regulator
GS Retail data breach (Jul 2021)
GS Retail (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Jul 6, 2021 affecting 2,000 people, involving phone numbers and names. It is the first of 2 GS Retail incidents recorded on Teollimi. It was caused by a misconfigured system or a handling error. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
GS Retail publicly disclosed the names and mobile phone numbers of event winners without masking for several hours. It deleted them, reported the incident to KISA and notified affected people by text message.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Retail
- Announced
- Jul 6, 2021
- Affected
- 2,000 people
- Data exposed
- Phone numbers, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record