South Korea·Other·Announced by the organization or a regulator
misotech data breach (Apr 2025)
What happened
Misotech, a contractor for the Rural Development Administration, stored entrusted customers' personal data on its own NAS without authorization and allowed external access with only ID and password, leading to a hack and dark web leak. The exposed data included names, addresses, contact details, email, workplace information, science and technology personnel numbers, and farm information.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Other
- Announced
- Apr 7, 2025
- Affected
- 575,000 records
- Data exposed
- Addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record