Golfzon ransomware data breach

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Made public · 2,210,000 people

What happened next18 events

Penalty: 5 events

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  1. Corrective order (internal management plan, safeguards, CPO role, staff training) and publication order
  2. Administrative fine of KRW 5.4 million for failing to destroy personal data · Art. 21
  3. Penalty surcharge of about KRW 7.5 billion for breach of the safeguard duty · Art. 29
  4. A VPN allowed ID/password-only access to the internal network, where a file server lacked safeguards; over 2.21M users and staff leaked, incl. resident registration numbers of 5,831 and bank accounts of 1,647
  5. PIPC said it would assign a division and open an investigation
Company
Golfzon
When it happened
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Company detected it
Made public
Notice
Leak confirmed
Affected
2,210,000 people: service users and employees · PIPC: 약 221만명 이상; RRN of 5,831 people and bank account numbers of 1,647 people

How the facts developed

  1. PIPC decision itemises RRN and bank-account subsets; 과징금 75억 400만원, 과태료 540만원
  2. Leak notice after the December 8, 2023 dark-web posting

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