Cheong Wa Dae Officials' Personal Info Leaked in Private Agency Hack; Separate Investigation Underway into Suspected North Korean Cyberattacks

Police have launched an investigation after confirming that personal information of key figures, including officials from Cheong Wa Dae, was leaked due to a hacking attack on the server of a domestic private authentication agency.

The Korean National Police Agency stated today (the 20th) that "a domestic private authentication agency's server was hacked by hackers, and during the analysis of the hacked data, we confirmed that personal information of prominent domestic figures was included."

The leaked personal information is presumed to be at the level of details typically found on business cards, such as names, mobile phone numbers, and job titles. The National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency has assigned this case to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency.

However, police drew a line, stating that aside from the inclusion of personal information belonging to Cheong Wa Dae officials, the internal network of Cheong Wa Dae itself has not been breached by hacking.

Separately, police are also investigating a case in which a state-sponsored hacking organization presumed to be from North Korea hacked media company server management companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals.

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