Personal information of 180,000 students and staff members, including phone numbers and email addresses, has been leaked from Sogang University, with the data of graduate Park Geun-hye also included.
On August 15, Sogang University announced on its website that it had confirmed signs of a data breach due to an external attack from an unidentified source. The university stated that it took urgent measures in accordance with its security breach response procedures after becoming aware of the incident.
The leaked information includes student ID numbers, names, affiliations, email addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted integrated passwords. However, Sogang University noted that the specific items leaked may vary for each individual.
The breach affected not only current students and staff but also graduates, dropouts, and those who had previously attended Sogang University and retook entrance exams. It has been confirmed that the personal data of Park Geun-hye, who graduated in 1970 from the university's electronic engineering program, was also compromised.
According to a link provided on Sogang University's website to check for potential data leaks, entering Park Geun-hye's student ID and date of birth reveals that her personal information has indeed been leaked.
Sogang University stated that it was attacked due to abnormal access from an overseas server and has completed urgent response measures, including blocking the attack IP, restricting service access, and network separation, in accordance with the Ministry of Education and the Personal Information Commission's data breach response manual.
The university emphasized that it takes this matter very seriously and will fundamentally reassess and strengthen its security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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