Presidential Office Holds Emergency Meeting After Personel Data of President Lee and Other Government Leaders is Leaked Online
Now senior Korean political leaders know how the rest of us feel when the government and private businesses keep getting our personal information hacked and exposed:
The presidential office held an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the leak of personal information of President Lee Jae Myung and members of an entourage that accompanied him on his overseas trip in June.
The meeting, presided over by presidential chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun, followed news reports that a computer file containing personal data of Lee’s entourage for his June overseas trip had been uploaded to a publicly accessible website that same month.
Those affected also included the first lady, then presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac, government ministers, presidential officials and journalists, according to earlier reports.
A total of 168 people reportedly had their personal information exposed in the leak.
The leaked personal information reportedly included dates of birth and passport numbers.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the presidential chief of staff called the leak a serious incident that cannot be overlooked, stressing the need to investigate the exact extent of the data breach and any damage related to it.
You can read more at the link, but it will be interesting to see if they find out who leaked this information and how they obtained it.
