South Korea·Government·Announced by the organization or a regulator
KEPCO data breach (Apr 2023)
What happened
KEPCO mistakenly sent customer emails to the wrong recipients, exposing names and electricity usage locations. The company attributed the error to a subsidiary employee's mistake and received about a hundred customer complaints.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Government
- Announced
- Apr 24, 2023
- Affected
- 49,884 records
- Data exposed
- Addresses, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record