SEOUL, July 24 (AJP) - The Seoul Facilities Corporation, which suffered a data breach affecting 4.62 million citizens after its Ddareungi bike-sharing system was hacked by two middle school students, announced it will provide affected users with a one-month Ddareungi pass worth 5,000 won.
The operator of bike-sharing service Ddareungi, sent text messages to users on July 21 informing them of the details of the hacking incident and the categories of personal information exposed.
According to the company, leaked data included user IDs and birth dates, as well as phone numbers, gender, email addresses, home addresses, and weight. It added no evidence has been found so far indicating that the leaked personal information was distributed to third parties.
The hacking occurred in June 2024. The hackers exploited a security vulnerability in the Ddareungi system to steal the personal information of 4.62 million citizens.
The operator was ignorant of the breach until Seoul city discovered it during an internal investigation in January.
Seoul city subsequently requested the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency investigate the system management team at the corporation's Public Bicycle Operations Department, and the hacking was confirmed during a cybercrime investigation by the Seoul police in February.
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