South Korea·Finance·Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
Leading Investment & Securities data breach (May 2011)
Leading Investment & Securities (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on May 11, 2011 affecting 12,600 records, involving national ID numbers or documents, phone numbers and names. Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization. It was caused by a cyberattack. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Leading Investment & Securities' website was breached through weak command controls in its input fields, exposing customer names, resident registration numbers and mobile phone numbers.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Finance
- Announced
- May 11, 2011
- Affected
- 12,600 records
- Data exposed
- National ID numbers or documents, phone numbers, names
- Status
- Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record