South Korea·Retail·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Neopharm data breach (Aug 2023)
What happened
Neopharm experienced a data breach where hackers accessed the web administrator page using stolen administrator credentials, stealing personal information of members and sending illegal text messages. Neopharm was fined for lack of additional authentication, IP restrictions, sharing accounts across departments, and delaying notification.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Retail
- Announced
- Aug 5, 2023
- Affected
- 293,723 people
- Data exposed
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record
Sources
- 개인정보보호위원회개인정보위, 안전조치 의무를 위반한 2개 사업자 제재