South Korea·Gaming·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Nexon data breach (Nov 2011)
What happened
Nexon suffered a hack of its MapleStory backup database, exposing names, IDs, encrypted passwords, and encrypted resident registration numbers. The breach was reported to authorities.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Gaming
- Announced
- Nov 25, 2011
- Affected
- 13.2 million people
- Data exposed
- National ID numbers or documents, passwords, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record