South Korea·Finance·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance data breach (Dec 2013)
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Dec 18, 2013 affecting 164,009 records. It was caused by an insider. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance had a manager send customers' personal credit information to insurance agencies by email and USB; the Financial Supervisory Service issued an institutional warning, a fine and staff reprimands.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Finance
- Announced
- Dec 18, 2013
- Affected
- 164,009 records
- Data exposed
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record