Active-Duty Police Officer Arrested for Selling Personal Information from Internal Network

An active-duty police officer has been apprehended for selling personal information extracted from the police intranet in exchange for money.

According to the police on September 12, the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency's Regional Crime Investigation Unit has arrested and is currently investigating Officer A on suspicion of violating the Personal Information Protection Act.

Officer A is suspected of receiving a request in July to extract personal information from the police intranet, leaking the information externally, and receiving monetary compensation in return.

The police arrested Officer A on September 11, and are currently investigating the specific details of the offense, including the exact number of times personal information was leaked and the amount of money received.

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency recently arrested a local police officer, a Gyeongnam regional police officer on charges of leaking personal information obtained from the internal network, and also detained a private investigator on suspicion of illegally obtaining personal information.

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