The Korea Foundation (KF) confirmed on October 19 that it detected signs of a breach in its email system during a cybersecurity inspection. The foundation immediately blocked the affected server and reported the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission on October 22, notifying registered email recipients as required by law.
According to the Korea Foundation, approximately 227,000 email addresses for promotional mailings were registered on the compromised server. It was also confirmed that many of these records included the names of about 187,000 subscribers and phone numbers for around 5,400 individuals. A detailed investigation into the extent, scale, and method of the breach is currently underway in cooperation with relevant authorities.
The Korea Foundation stated, "We will conduct an investigation into this matter in close cooperation with relevant agencies," adding that it plans to review the entire foundation system and implement follow-up measures to enhance its cybersecurity framework.
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