Personal Data of Over 17,000 Leaked in Hacking Incident at Democratic Party Member Community

"Unrelated to the National Convention Voting System"

It has been confirmed that a hacking incident has occurred in 'Blue Wave,' the Democratic Party of Korea's member community, resulting in the leak of personal information of approximately 17,000 members.

Byungdo Han, Acting Leader and Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the party's strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on August 7, 2026. Photo by Hyunmin Kim.

On August 7, the Democratic Party of Korea announced via notice that the IDs, encrypted passwords, names, and email addresses of 17,088 Blue Wave members had been leaked due to an external cyberattack.

According to the party, the hacking is estimated to have occurred on September 2 of the previous year, but the actual data leak was not confirmed until August 6, when the party received a report from a relevant agency.

On the same day, the Democratic Party reported the leak to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Unit and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and requested a security audit from the Korea Internet & Security Agency.

The party stated, “Blue Wave is an online community that requires party member verification for registration and provides services such as message board use and online education,” and clarified, “The member management system and online voting system are physically separated from Blue Wave and are not related to this hacking incident.” The party also emphasized, “The online voting for the ongoing National Party Members Convention is being operated safely.”

Byungdo Han, Acting Leader and Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, instructed that accurate information be promptly communicated to party members and that security measures be strengthened to prevent further damage. The Democratic Party added that a comprehensive security inspection would be conducted on all internal information systems, including Blue Wave.

The Democratic Party apologized to party members for the personal information leak and stated that every effort would be made to prevent further harm through investigations by relevant agencies and strengthened security measures.

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