South Korea·Other·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Tesla Korea data breach (Jan 2021)
Tesla Korea (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Jan 27, 2021 affecting 538 people, involving email addresses. It was caused by a misconfigured system or a handling error. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Tesla Korea's group email about an EV subsidy notice showed every recipient's email address to all other recipients, exposing customers' emails.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Other
- Announced
- Jan 27, 2021
- Affected
- 538 people
- Data exposed
- Email addresses
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record