▲ Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
Amid a series of personal information leakage incidents in the financial sector recently, an incident has occurred in which the personal information of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) employees was exposed.
In an official statement released today, KEPCO stated, "At around 3:59 p.m. on October 1, we became aware that employee personal information was exposed on an external webpage."
KEPCO explained that the names, affiliations, and phone numbers of approximately 24,000 employees were exposed, while unique identification numbers such as resident registration numbers and sensitive information were not compromised.
KEPCO reported that immediately upon awareness, it blocked internal system access related to employee personal information and requested the operator of the webpage in question to delete it.
The exposed information was deleted around midnight on October 2, taking approximately 32 hours from the time of detection.
Currently, KEPCO has formed an emergency response general command center and is operating a cooperative system with related organizations.
In addition, the company explained the details of the leak to the affected employees via text messages and emails, and guided them on measures to prevent secondary damage.
A KEPCO official stated, "If damage occurs or is anticipated and reported in the future, we plan to proceed with relief procedures such as compensation for damages through necessary investigations," adding, "We will also closely analyze the cause of the exposure and implement measures to prevent recurrence."
It was confirmed that customer information was not included among those affected by this personal information exposure.
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