South Korea·Education·Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
Megastudy data breach (Jul 2017)
What happened
In mid-year, hackers stole an administrator's authentication session and accessed members' IDs, names, birth dates, and other personal information. The company self-reported the breach to the ministry, which later imposed a fine for the incident.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Education
- Announced
- Jul 17, 2017
- Affected
- 1.1 million people
- Data exposed
- Names
- Status
- Reported by the press; not confirmed by the organization
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record