South Korea·Education·Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
Hongik University data breach (May 2024)
Hongik University (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on May 3, 2024 affecting 12,367 people, involving email addresses and names. Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization. It was caused by a misconfigured system or a handling error. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Hongik University attached a file of students' personal data to a safety-training email sent to research staff who had not completed the course. The file included student IDs, names, departments and email addresses.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Education
- Announced
- May 3, 2024
- Affected
- 12,367 people
- Data exposed
- Email addresses, names
- Status
- Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record