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The personal information of 220,000 users has been leaked from "Gangnam Unni," South Korea's largest medical aesthetic information platform. Because the leaked data includes not only names and phone numbers, but also procedure histories and photos, concerns over secondary damages are growing.
Reporter Kwon Ran has the report.
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User A, who has used the medical aesthetic platform Gangnam Unni for over five years and regularly posted reviews of procedures, felt a wave of anxiety upon hearing the news of the personal information leak.
[User A / Gangnam Unni Data Leak Victim: It's a bit awkward to tell people where I had procedures done, and stuff like that could potentially be exposed. Unlike news about leaks from platforms like TVING, this is a site with completely different kinds of personal information, so that part is rather worrying.]
Healing Paper, the operator of Gangnam Unni, announced that an abnormal access attempt occurred on the system pathway used to view Gangnam Unni consultation records on the 4th, resulting in the leak of customer personal information.
The company explained that after detecting abnormal signs, it blocked the access route, but later confirmed that the same attacker attempted access through another route the next day.
The number of victims confirmed so far stands at approximately 220,000.
Korean users account for the largest share at 160,000, alongside a significant number of users from Japan, Thailand, and China.
The problem is that the leaked information is extremely personal and sensitive.
It includes names, phone numbers, and email addresses, as well as the names of consulted procedures, hospital and doctor names, actual procedure histories, payment amounts and methods, and even consultation photos.
Gangnam Unni stated that it has notified the affected users of the leak, secured circumstances that could identify the attacker, and requested a police investigation.
[Kwak Jin / Professor, Department of Cybersecurity at Ajou University: Highly sophisticated targeted attacks can occur. When details such as the specific procedures performed and the exact body areas are included, it can create a situation where victims are much more easily deceived.]
Experts advise that if users are using the same ID and password on other services as the ones used for Gangnam Unni, changing them immediately is currently the best way to prevent additional damage.
(Camera: Kim Han-gyeol | Video Editing: Choi Hye-young | Design: Park Tae-young)
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