Foreign Ministry-Affiliated Institution Also Hacked After Korea National Diplomatic Academy... KF: "Email Server Breach"

The Korea Foundation (KF), an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Oct. 22 that a personal information breach had occurred after its email system was hacked.

In a press release issued that day, the KF said, "During a cybersecurity inspection, signs of a breach in the email system were detected on Oct. 19." It added, "After immediately blocking the affected server, we took the necessary steps on Oct. 22 in accordance with relevant laws, including reporting the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission and notifying people whose email addresses were registered."

The server contained approximately 227,000 email addresses registered to receive promotional emails. It also stored approximately 187,000 subscriber names and 5,400 phone numbers. The KF said, "A detailed investigation into the actual scope, scale and method of the breach is underway in cooperation with the relevant authorities."

It added, "While investigating the incident in close cooperation with the relevant authorities, we plan to review the foundation's systems as a whole and take follow-up measures, including strengthening our cybersecurity framework."

Earlier, a hacking incident at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy resulted in the personal information of up to 10,000 people, including former and current diplomats, being leaked over a period of about 10 months beginning in April 2025.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.